baldness; balding; bald head
hot water (esp. cold mineral spring water heated up at the right temperature for bathing)
powdered tea; freshly-brewed, aromatic tea
medium amount of wealth; middling property; owner of medium wealth
shellfish cooked in its own shell (esp. turban shell); food cooked in a crockpot
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
liquid cosmetic made from loofah extract
jumble; hodgepodge; potpourri; heterogenous mixture
the reverse; other side; lining
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
royal capital; imperial capital
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
troubles brought on by what one has written
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
natural water; untreated water; spring water
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)