accommodation charge; room rate
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
trifling; trivial; slight
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
(Japanese) imperial succession
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
sudden change; sudden turn
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
belonging to no (political) faction
sensual love; love affair
unloading (of cargo); discharge
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing; manifesting
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
easily; in no time; effortlessly
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on