fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Island; insula; island; islet
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
very wealthy person; millionaire
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
body; physical system; (the) person
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
companion; company; tritagonist
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
bags and purses (handbags)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
on the way back; returning