making things out of dirt (for fun)
peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
postponement; adjournment
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
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
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
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
headship of a family; family property
footwear; footgear; shoes
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
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
to make use of; to lend money
member of shogun's council of elders
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to work hard; to make an effort
somewhere to go; place to go
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side