like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
last line of a poem; finally
service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)
samurai's attendant; footman
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
accidentally; in error; by mistake; by accident
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
place where one works; construction site; working area
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
free flow (of water); random talk; nonsense
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
many; much; plenty; hardly
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to coax; to cajole; to humour (humor); to wheedle
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to