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.)
counteraction; counterclaim
Poria cocos (species of basidiomycete used in Chinese medicine)
plenty of nothing; having absolutely nothing
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
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
(of a woman) slender and smartly shaped
actor who specializes in ruffian roles (specialises)
to make a hasty escape; to flee helter-skelter
Buddhist priest; temple with a resident priest
rustic samurai; boorish samurai
social relationship; friendship
deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed
holiday; day on which prostitutes had to receive clients
bear's gall (used as medicine for the stomach); bear's bile
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
crow dipper (Pinellia tuber); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
staying in the same inn or hotel; rooming together
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire
Edo-period business taxes
traveling entertainer who wears a lion mask and does tumbling acts
pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
provincial theatrical performance
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!