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
rustic samurai; boorish samurai
deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed
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
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
staying in the same inn or hotel; rooming together
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
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
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!
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
got it; roger; leave it to me
itinerant entertainer or troupe
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
traveling throughout the country (travelling)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
sparing life and taking life; letting live and killing
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
to get credit; to win honor; to win honour