captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
all night long; all through the night
to get out of bed; to show a leg
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ; (arch.) Korea
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
100,000; hundred thousand
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
wooden fence; board fence
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
thrift; economy; frugality
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
autumn day; fall day; autumn; fall
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
many; much; plenty; hardly
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court