hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity
silvering; silvered item; person who is all style and no substance; poser
mentally deranged person; lunatic
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
Tempo Reforms (series of government measures, 1841-1843 CE)
admission fee; fee for having one's fortune told
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
initiator; instigator; flagman; leader
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
having an expert eye; having a discerning eye
at one's sweet will; doing whatever one pleases; however one pleases
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
buying price; cost price; purchase price
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
surmise; guess; inference
prohibition; ban; embargo
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
square; formal; prim; stuffy
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
needy circumstances; living in poverty
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten