impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric; type of noh costume
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
embroidery and foiling; traditional Japanese embroidery and impressed gold or silver foil
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
first warbling heard in a New Year
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
gift; present; tip; bribe
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
land survey; cadastral survey
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
security for a loan; collateral
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
immediate follower (of the shogun)
sewing; needlework; embroidery
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
manager; steward; factotum; useful person