tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
a little more than; a little over; upwards of; (arch.) excess; (arch.) surplus; (arch.) remainder
early evening cloud; clouds at sunset
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
taking heart; being in high spirits
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
one's last moments; hour of death
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
source of revenue; financial supporter
that's right; yes; uh-huh
to be pregnant; to be with child
river management; river improvement; flood control
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank