little by little; bit by bit
long-established; old-established; traditional
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
occupation; calling; livelihood
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to find out; to discover; to locate
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to serve; to work for; to attend
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to brave a danger; to take a risk
enemy territory; hostile place
secret information; intelligence
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
murder-suicide; forced double or multiple suicide
temple elementary school (Edo period)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
overlooking; turning a blind eye
being adopted into the family of one's bride
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
have to do; must; should; ought to
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to be resolved; to make up one's mind; to steel oneself; to come to a decision
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted