making things out of dirt (for fun)
peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
postponement; adjournment
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
night watch; night watchman
haberdashery; sundries store
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
headship of a family; family property
footwear; footgear; shoes
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions