to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
another method; another problem
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
utmost limit; extremity; result
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
misleading; misdirecting; leading astray
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately