coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
moron; idiot; stupid person
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
disinheritance; disowning
two times; twice; two degrees
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
Japan's best; number one in Japan
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
step; stride; counter for steps
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
retainer; retinue; servant
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
prayer (for something); supplication
NaK (sodium-potassium alloy)
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
day after day; day by day
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means