motive power; driving force
preliminary investigation; preparation
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
sender; consignor; remitter
good young man; agreeable youth
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
bridal costume; wedding dress
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
landowner; landlord; landlady
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
marriage proposal; courtship
difficult problem; challenge
furniture store; furniture dealer
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
residence; housing; residential building
to show; to bare (the teeth)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to be discouraged; to shrink from
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to raise one's voice; to shout