fires and fistfights are the flowers of Edo
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
hybrid mulberry tree used to make Japanese paper (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera)
security for a loan; collateral
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
to lose face; to disgrace oneself
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)