square (shape); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)
after all; in the end; in short
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
the Kyōhō Reforms (1736 economic reforms)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
whooping cough; pertussis
flippant; saucy; know-all
dilapidated temple; temple ruins; abandoned temple
to treat one's husband with due respect
leaving (a facility, clinic, office, research institute, etc.); retiring
deworming medicine; anthelmintic
breaking a lock; picking a lock
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
to boil down; to condense
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
eye mucus; eye discharge; sleep
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language