special exhibition (at museum, etc.)
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
(historical) hereditary stipend
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
to develop into a serious incident
to sentence; to assign a penalty
kimono fabrics shop; draper
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
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)
doctor's visit; house call
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
to have medicine be effective
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
up until now; as recently as the present
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to work without sleep or rest
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate