to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to send a person on an errand
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
Edo period inspection of rice plants
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
retainer; retinue; servant
employer's house; master's house
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
waste of time; killing time
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...