Koishikawa Yojōsho (est. 1722 as a hospital for the indigent)
the Kyōhō Reforms (1736 economic reforms)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
dilapidated temple; temple ruins; abandoned temple
deworming medicine; anthelmintic
purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
boiled water which has cooled
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
fat; tallow; lard; grease
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
sneaking a bite; snitching food
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting