only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
master; teacher; stable master
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
thereupon; shortly thereafter
number one; first; best; most; game; round
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to march in; to transfer; to send
thus; in this way; like this
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to wipe out; to put an end to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
Japanese snake gourd (Trichosanthes pilosa)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural