shigandang; stone tablet placed at a three-way street intersection (or dead end) to ward off evil spirits
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
knowledge applied to evil purposes
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
how many times; how often
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
what is called; what they call; so-called