woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute
(fish) climbing (swimming) up waterfall
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
ruler's orders; master's orders
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to receive divine punishment
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
people; citizens; subjects; folk
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
just; fair; proper; reasonable
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to fight with swords; to cross swords
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme