stock or supply of lumber
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
crisis; critical moment; critical time
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
(love) letter tossed into a home
one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
first warbling heard in a New Year
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
prosperity; flourishing; success
concerning; per; on account of
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
childhood friend; old playmate
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
evening; last night; yesterday evening
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
nowadays; these days; at present
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
one who knows little often repeats it
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name