(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
as everyone knows; needless to point out
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
greater than ...; bigger ...
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
each (every) time; whenever
late at night; small hours of the morning
there is a tendency; there is a possibility