even though; despite; when
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
welcome; (warm) reception
(behaving with) patience and prudence; putting up with something
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
you; (arch.) your residence
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
just one person; only one
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
awareness; realization; noticing
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
war; battle; match; game; competition
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
outbreak of war; starting a war
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
such; this sort of; like this
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate