having leaves and branches loaded with snow; snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
bags and purses (handbags)
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
complete recovery from illness
to go to; to visit; to call on
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
place to go; place one can go
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
black and white; right and wrong
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
regular customer; valued client
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
to eagerly look forward to
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
footwear; footgear; shoes
personal affair; one's own affair
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)