turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
Toba Soujō (Abbot of Toba, painter of the 11th century)
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
insincere laugh; insincere smile; ingratiating smile
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer; fellow; guy; chap
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer; peddler; hawker; huckster
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
restraining (someone); restraint
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
to walk around; to travel around
wanderer; stranger; vagrant; outsider; stranger
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
looking good; standing out (in a particular context or setting)
chivalrous spirit; chivalry