not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
shooting on horseback; equestrian archery
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); (lit.) to gnaw on (someone's) shin
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
division into equal parts; equal parts
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
setting one's mind at ease; not feeling that one need be concerned (about something); feeling free to disregard (something)
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
on the street; around town; the world; the public
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
thoughtfulness; deliberation; prudence
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
later on; eventually; afterwards