disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to speak ill of; to disparage
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to encamp; to take up positions
beautiful woman; pretty girl
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
and yet; though; when; in spite of
first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
mature; becoming precocious
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
utmost limit; extremity; result
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to trample; to crush underfoot
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
bribery scandal; graft case
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
inspection; examination; check
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
food (on a table) (esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food
all; entire; whole; altogether
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
snow and rain; (arch.) snowfall
turning to the right; right turn
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)