a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
(historical) banishment from one's residence as a form of judicial punishment
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
erotomania; sexual obsession; sexual maniac
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
large circle; great circle
prohibition; ban; suspension
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
to despair of; to see the vanity of
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
New Year's Eve; December 31
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
remains; corpse; (dead) body
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
son and heir; son who will succeed one
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with