Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
adopted parents; temporarily assumed parents
pellet drum (used as a children's toy); rattle drum
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
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
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to sell off; to sell completely
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
money-making; earning money
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
abandoned child; foundling
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
gambling den; gambling house
somewhere to go; place to go
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant