qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto
strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
childhood friend; old playmate
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; (ancient) Chinese language
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
resolution; decision; vote
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
evil design; crafty plan; plot
while surprised; suddenly