the direction of the wind; circumstances
merchant house employee; tradesman
watchman (implies low rank or burakumin status)
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player
signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause
face to face; between two persons
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
weather (meteorology) information
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
non-leap year; normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
being already (well) aware
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
piece of cake; a walk in the park
don't worry; there's no need to worry
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
headship of a family; family property
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of