ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!
little shop; small shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials
play put on in a village; play put on by villagers
tooth hardening toy (for infants); teether; teething ring; tooth hardening meal; New Year's feast
to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
Tempo Reforms (series of government measures, 1841-1843 CE)
to have one's hands tied behind one; to be arrested
provincial theatrical performance
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
gift; present; tip; bribe
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
fixed rule; usual way; usual method
box for holding papers or stationery
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
original home; birthplace; originator
farm work; field labour; field labor
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
reviving the dead; calling back the spirits of the dead
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir