war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
single-storied house; single-storied building
shoji (paper sliding door)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
poor or lowly masterless samurai
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
to make a net; to knit a net
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
female private parts; female genitals
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
grandfather; male senior-citizen
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
Navagraha (divine personifications of the nine celestial bodies in Hindu mythology); nine luminaries; (in Onmyōdō) divination of a person's fate based on the nine celestial bodies's positions at birth
(large) building; public building; hall
to raise one's voice; to shout
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
long (time that has passed); old (story)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching