committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
burglary; burglar; closet
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
battle of wits; contest of wits
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to be relieved of one's post
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
utmost limit; extremity; result
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to commit a crime; to do evil
to take on a role; to take part
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
one's long-cherished desire
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
dark (color); concentrated; thick
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester