protective collar on kimono or bed clothes
flower thief; stealing flowers
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
successive teacher; successive master
consideration for others; thinking about others
(woman's) ugly or homely face; old bag
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person
articles disposed of or sold off by the government
person who sells left-over gifts received by the shogun or daimyo, etc. (Edo period)
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)
Tokugawa Ienari (1773.11.18-1841.2.20), Shougun 1786-1837
seedling; plant raised from the seed
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
family registry (of the district; Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo period census
parent root or stock; pre-split stock or share
laws regulating expenditures; sumptuary edicts; thrift ordinance
Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
bill collection; bill collector
hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
the three worms (in Taoism); worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings
senior town administrator (Edo period)
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
lobe; lobule; lobulus; leaflet; foliole; microphyll
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
Japanese rhodea (plant of the lily family); Rhodea japonica