final emergency measure; final defence when one is cornered (defense)
without compunction; coolly; without batting an eyelid; unscrupulously; nonchalantly; remorselessly
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
innocent girl; naive girl; virgin
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
ahead; before; the future
criminal (bound by ropes); prisoner in bonds; being bound by ropes
land agent; house agent; real estate agent
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
to understand; to comprehend
secret; private (information)
residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period)
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
to have (esp. sex, food, etc.)
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
scent bag; sachet; scent gland
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
careless person; thoughtless person
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
to be blessed with children
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind