actor who specializes in ruffian roles (specialises)
traveling entertainer who wears a lion mask and does tumbling acts
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!
traveling throughout the country (travelling)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
hard (life); tough (world)
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
that's too bad; too bad for you!
overthrow of the shogunate
repeatedly; several times; many times
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
recognition; acquaintance
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
what is called; what they call; so-called
fair; exhibition; exposition
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
four-legged tray for festive food
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
way of the sword; swordsmanship
disciple; pupil; follower
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)