illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
the Kyōhō Reforms (1736 economic reforms)
infusion of kudzu, cinnamon, etc., used as an antifebrile, for hangovers, etc.
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
needy circumstances; living in poverty
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
footwear; footgear; shoes
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
such a thing; something like that
offering a full report to a superior
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
incision; operation; section
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
evening meal; supper; dinner