certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
name; given name; first name
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
to correct oneself; to restate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
descendant; posterity; offspring
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
presence; sitting with; being with
destination; place one stays during a trip
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)