shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation