relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
married woman; another's wife
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
Niigata (city, prefecture)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
in succession; one after another
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
main shrine; inner sanctuary
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
and; thereupon; because of that
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)