purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
ability; capability; skill
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
time; season; period; phase; stage
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to weep the night out; to weep all night
for many years; anciently
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
place; situation; position; location
remaining; left-over; excess
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
going to Tokyo; going east
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
travellers' inn; stage inn
condition of the common people
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
traveling incognito; travelling incognito
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
young lord; successor of one's current lord
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
subordinate position; lower position
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
edict; ordinance; proclamation
(police) detective; criminal matter
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
overall victory; championship
successive promotion; gradual promotion; graduated