certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
knowing; (an) acquaintance
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
next term; next period; next version; next release
chamberlain; castle keeper
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
area under direct control (of the shogun)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
very young; little; childish; immature
common people; ordinary people; masses
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
people; men and women; each person; everybody
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use