expiration of a term of service
announcement flier (e.g. sale at a shop); raffle ticket; lottery ticket; hikifuda (type of playing cards numbered 1-6, used by the bank in tehonbiki); kurifuda
dilapidated temple; temple ruins; abandoned temple
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
weather (meteorology) information
male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
burglary; burglar; closet
edge of town; outskirts of a village
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
the other day; some time ago; recently
to keep a house; to run a household
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
casting; founding; minting
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
imperial order; imperial decree
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)