broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed
rental fee; rent; hire charge
cloud flying through the sky
in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
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)
reassuring; stout-hearted; firm; courageous
cherry blossom viewing party
visiting one's constituency; (arch.) feudal lord's return to his estate
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
condemn the offense, but not the offender
to prove one's innocence; to clear oneself of a false accusation
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
laxative; purgative; evacuant; loose bowels; diarrhea; diarrhoea
withdrawing from the castle