how can (one) do something
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
insolent fellow; rude fellow
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
haughty; holding one's head high
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to compare (e.g. in a competition)