rental fee; rent; hire charge
in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
writing with the brush in one's mouth; foreword; preface; affidavit; written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period)
visiting one's constituency; (arch.) feudal lord's return to his estate
condemn the offense, but not the offender
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
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
precarious situation; precarious state
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
that's right; yes; uh-huh
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
large truck; semi-trailer
young lord; successor of one's current lord
footwear; footgear; shoes
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown