trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
merchant house employee; tradesman
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)
these days; nowadays; recently
weather (meteorology) information
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
natural; reasonable; obvious
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
old friend; familiar face
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
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
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently