to cheat; to swindle; to deceive
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
Takashima Shuuhan (1798-1866)
funori; glue plant; marine alga of the genus Gloiopeltis; funori; glue used as sizing for textiles
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
Matsudaira Sadanobu (1758-1829)
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
Kansei Reforms (series of conservative government measures, 1787-1793 CE)
quiver (worn on the right hip; post-Nara period)
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
senior town administrator (Edo period)
hairpiece; false hair; switch; (arch.) hair
private secretary; amanuensis
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to cause trouble (for); to have a harmful effect (on); to involve (someone) in trouble
to accumulate merit; to make merit
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
a little too short; slightly worse; a bit inferior
to set aside one's interests
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
council; conference; consultation
this mountain; this temple