cask wrapped in straw matting; beggar
got it; roger; leave it to me
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
burglary; burglar; closet
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
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
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
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
spare time; free time; leisure
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
same trade; same business; same profession
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
named after; associated with; connected with
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
near; nearby; not far off