fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
plateau; tableland; eminence
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
on duty; at work; while working
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
existence; possession; having; limited company
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
municipal office; council; city hall