oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
young master; son of a high-ranking person
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
order; command; directions; instructions
maid; helper; help; assistance
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
adds force or indicates command
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
great swordsman; master fencer
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)