immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
private pupil; apprentice
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
adds force or indicates command
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
together; at the same time; same; identical
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to feel; to sense; to experience
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
trouble; bother; annoyance
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)