to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
empty residence; empty estate; empty lot
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
chief vassal; senior statesman
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
there's no smoke without fire
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
right beside; close to; nearby
important place; strategic point; critical location
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
handing over; delivery (by hand)
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
by means of; due to; because of; according to
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
directions; instructions; orders; command
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
the same; the said; likewise
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary