cask wrapped in straw matting; beggar
got it; roger; leave it to me
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
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
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
sweet white sake; doburoku (unrefined sake)
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
burglary; burglar; closet
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to keep a house; to run a household
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
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
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)