may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
Madadayo!(No, Not Yet!) (film)
the same as something was reputed to be
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
girl; young (unmarried) woman
second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
neighboring village; neighbouring village
administration; government; administrator; governor
not long has passed since ...
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres