samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
online shop; internet shop
influencer (e.g. on social media)
handmade object; craftwork; handmade
emo; sad; melancholic; erotic in a disgusting way
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
unedited remarks; frank opinions
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
first thing in the morning
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
a Buddha; deceased person
written oath; covenant; pledge
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
national holiday; public holiday
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to blow out; to spout out
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
bill (at a restaurant); check