servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
neighbourhood; neighborhood
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
door; gate; opening; title page
quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
in this way; thus; such; uh...
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
as (for); for; in the capacity of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial