bill collection; bill collector
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
senior town administrator (Edo period)
drapery (e.g. cotton, hemp, etc., as opposed to silk); cloth
to have a rumor circulating
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to lose one's footing; to slip
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
haberdashery; sundries store
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
autumn festival; fall festival
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
one's husband; one's wife
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
best article under heaven; peerless
that's right; yes; uh-huh
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
difficult problem; challenge
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem