affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
mountain road; mountain trail
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
hooting; jeering; heckling
to command; to dominate; to prevent; to obstruct; to grip; to hold
battle dust; the tumult of war
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
traffic; coming and going; highway
crown; diadem; bottle cap
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
setting off (on a trip); departure
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
period of youth; while young
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
police; police officer; police station
one's (official) authority; power
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
tax collector; tax official
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear