unusual trick; rarely seen skill
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period)
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
house in an alley; rear tenement
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
person of high rank or income
lidded; covered; container with a lid
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
wallet; billfold; purse; handbag
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
(licensed) red light district
three parts; three copies
daytime; noon; broad daylight
etiquette; courtesy; manners
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
Japan and the Philippines
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot