unusual trick; rarely seen skill
to give up smoking; to stop smoking
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
lee of an island; area hidden by an island
waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind
to be related to someone by blood
dating back from now; ago
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)
festival marking the start of boating season
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
show tent; circus tent; freak show
(a place) within one's reach
lighter; (small) cargo vessel
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
bride; one's daughter-in-law
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
slight wound; minor wound
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
making some money; earning
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
a little more than; a little over; upwards of; (arch.) excess; (arch.) surplus; (arch.) remainder
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth