bill strap; currency strap; currency band; wrapper band; newspaper band
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
shredded tobacco; pipe tobacco
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
1 kin (approx. 0.6kg); 1 loaf of bread
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
high-quality goods; choice goods
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
usually; ordinarily; in the past
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
long kiseru (type of tobacco pipe)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
heavy smoker; habitual smoker; person who loves smoking; tobacco lover
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
ten (long cylindrical things)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane