gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
silk damask; satin damask
cushion; pillow; mattress
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
traveling priest; travelling priest
shoeing a horse; horseshoeing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
heading; headline; index; headword
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
surname; family name; last name
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
without; unless; have to do
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
inheritance; something given or received
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid