secret; private; surreptitious
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
historical play; period drama
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
direct control; direct supervision
advanced level; high grade; senior
to serve; to work for; to attend
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to govern; to manage; to subdue
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
on the occasion of; at the time of
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
member of shogun's council of elders
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to happen to hear; to overhear
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
a little bit; a little while
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
sorry; excuse me; thank you