acting as go-between; good offices
funeral; burial (service); funeral procession
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
at the point of death; almost dead; about to die; at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
security for a loan; collateral
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
usurer; usury; loansharking
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
household; home; family; housekeeping
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
losing weight; slimming; lean person
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
a long time (since the last time)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
to have an uneasy conscience
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment