social relationship; friendship
holiday; day on which prostitutes had to receive clients
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
to get credit; to win honor; to win honour
a blooming cut flower; glorious death
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
since our last meeting; since we parted
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
I have nothing to do with it
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
it's been a long time; long time no see
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
traveler; traveller; stranger
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
ration; stipend; allowance
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
just like; the same as; no different than
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
just; fair; proper; reasonable
disciple; pupil; follower