means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
powerful local clan; local strongman
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
every evening; every night
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to apologize; to apologise
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably