mound made in the image of Mt. Fuji
shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer; being left unresolved for a long time (e.g. a problem); being shelved
yabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
funeral; burial (service); funeral procession
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
actor print; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors
adopted parents; temporarily assumed parents
pellet drum (used as a children's toy); rattle drum
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
special exhibition (at museum, etc.)
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
at the point of death; almost dead; about to die; at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
what the hell are you saying!?
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
gift; present; tip; bribe
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
to have (esp. sex, food, etc.)
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
(historical) hereditary stipend