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)
complete recovery from illness
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
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
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
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)
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
overanxiety; needless worry
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family