Tanzenburo (famous early Edo period bathhouse)
rice-bran bag (used for scrubbing the skin when bathing)
Tokugawa Yorifusa (1603-1661)
Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700)
persons organized into gangs and wearing flashy clothes, who styled themselves as "chivalrous men" (Edo period)
to understand; to comprehend
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
one-armed person; one-handed person
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
just; fair; proper; reasonable
siblings; brothers and sisters
young lord; successor of one's current lord
footwear; footgear; shoes
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
quarrel; dispute; argument
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
this occasion; at this time; now
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord