person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard)
exclusion; retraction; displacement
mud and tile wall topped with tiles
colonnade; row of columns
mountain mist; mountain air
single-stringed Japanese zither
rust-proofing; anti-corrosive
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
from island to island; island-hopping
staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)
(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt
The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation
to lie scattered; to be strewn with; to be covered with
daughter (of a good family)