Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
looking slender in clothing
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
good bye; I'm off; see you later
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
polar; poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores')
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
degeneration; retrogression
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant