to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to serve; to work for; to attend
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
of course; certainly; naturally
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
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 ...); (somebody's) side
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
now; the present time; just now; another; more
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
neighbourhood; neighborhood
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
all night long; all through the night
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
something like ...; something called ...
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
philandering; itch for women