high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
moving about; stirring about
lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine
breaking out of prison; jailbreak
party; set; gang; company; person
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
talk; dialogue; conversation
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)