low class licensed prostitute (Edo period)
carp streamer; carp banner
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
pattern maker (for clothing); fashion designer
paraphilia; sexual deviancy
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
pocket heater; hand warmer; heater pack
(you're) dirty!; (you have) cooties!
lovers' suicide; double suicide
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
overlooking; turning a blind eye
within; inside of; less than
Yama; judge of the afterlife
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
number of people; population; human head
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
mythical two-tailed monster cat
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report