royal capital; imperial capital
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
and in addition to that; even so
right under; directly below
preliminary boiling (of hard-to-cook ingredients); cooking in advance
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
room to let; room for rent
another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
parental love or affection
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
famous sword; excellent sword
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet