vowel (in the Siddham script)
losing the means of livelihood; (arch.) a samurai's annual rice stipend being suspended; (in fishing) the fish swimming upward after biting the fishhook
giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence; lecturing to the Emperor
lottery run by a temple or shrine
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
price movement; price fluctuation
one's native country; land of one's birth
playhouse; theatre; theater
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
northeastern part; the northeast
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer