hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
to color; to colour; to paint; to touch up (by tracing the same image, letter, etc.)
(of a woman) slender and smartly shaped
rustic samurai; boorish samurai
pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
disgusting; gross; bad feeling; weird
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
brigadier general; commodore
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
offering one's opinion (to someone on something)
that country; (arch.) nirvana
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
overthrow of the shogunate
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
one's last moments; hour of death
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
circulation of the blood; apprehension
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
national crisis; national disaster
that's right; yes; uh-huh
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
difficult problem; challenge
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
let's not say (such things) to each other
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
an honest man; a good citizen
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
losing weight; slimming; lean person