Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
banquet or reception hall
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
Kantei style of calligraphy
smoothly; easily; readily
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
sixth day of the month; six days
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
island in a pond or river
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
at that time; in those days
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)