aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
the way back; the way home; return trip
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
a few years ago; some years back
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
quarrel; dispute; argument
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you