about the same; about equal to; close match
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
summertime; summer season
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
Imado (part of Edo) unglazed porcelain; Imado ware
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
patented article or articles; patented invention
sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
shiku-kaisei city planning; city renewal that occurred in the Taisho and Meiji eras
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
treating (someone) like an object
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
year-end fair; year-end market
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
plainly marked; notorious person
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester