illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
to drive someone out; to force someone to leave
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
(Edo-period) account book
land agent; house agent; real estate agent
to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)
to persuade someone to accept the inevitable
Ninpei era (1151.1.26-1154.10.28)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
death in jail; death in prison
to toady; to be obsequious
lidded; covered; container with a lid
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
half-sibling (with a different mother)
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
change; transition; return present
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying