(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
water and ink; ink painting
being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
quiet; still; surreptitious
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
talk; recital; narration; topic
although; but; even though; I wish that
traveler; traveller; stranger
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
clothes padded with cotton
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to play (a stringed instrument)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
way; path; route; along the way; along the road
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency