town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
rouge and powder; cosmetics
frequent; densely packed; thick
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
popular occupation; occupation largely dependent on public favor
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
pale; pallid; bluish-white
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
hot topic; talk of the town
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva); grain of rice; cooked rice
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
lover; sweetheart; mistress
traces of a crime; evidence of a crime
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy