main door at the front of a house; front shutters
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
ezōshi shop; Edo-period shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
assisting town official (Edo period)
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
government housing for officials
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
... years old; age (of) ...
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
contrary to one's expectations
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
directions; instructions; orders; command
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to take (much) time; to be delayed
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to have steady nerves; to gain courage; to become brave; to become confident
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary