Poria cocos (species of basidiomycete used in Chinese medicine)
dried citrus peel (esp. of a satsuma mandarin) used as seasoning and in traditional Chinese medicine; chenpi
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
to make a hasty escape; to flee helter-skelter
bear's gall (used as medicine for the stomach); bear's bile
crow dipper (Pinellia tuber); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
staying in the same inn or hotel; rooming together
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire
Edo-period business taxes
hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment); (arch.) electricity
ritual visits to a temple
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
five most important temples of a region
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
both; many; various; together
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
one's last moments; hour of death
it's been a long time; long time no see
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
midway; halfway through; in the course of
losing weight; slimming; lean person
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to set on fire; to ignite
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order