stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
first warbling heard in a New Year
crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae)
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
needy circumstances; living in poverty
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing