soybean; soybeans boiled until soft for making miso
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
pawn; pledge (given as security)
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
roughly made casket; quickly made casket
stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
ritual visits to a temple
afterglow; lingering light
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
Sarutahiko (Shinto god); Sarudahiko; Sarutabiko; Sarudabiko
temper pattern of a sword blade
to behave well; to mind one's manners
another bank; other bank; absence from home; going out
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
even if; if; though; despite; even
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
person of high rank or income
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
paintings and calligraphic works
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success