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person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person

1

(Edo period) foreign writings

1

fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute

1

overcharge

4

Taga

3

being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business

1

life imprisonment

1

to take a copy of

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Takano Chouei (1804-1850)

2

long stay; overstaying one's welcome

1

Jousuke

30

Watanabekazan

2

idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; soft and slippery

1

unavoidable; inevitable; cannot be helped; of necessity

1

paying (or paying out) double; (after number N) paying N times as much

1

poor household

1

to pull out nostril hairs; to outwit; to fool

1

tooth; age; years

2

chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even

1

Seiichirō

1

to err; to take the wrong path; to go astray

1

someone who is coming

1

strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; strong man; brave man

1

to add to

1

picture book

1

Ienari

2

pickpocket

1

ejection; eviction; dispossession

1

to be eloquent; to have a way with words

1

Tarouzaemon

1

benevolent rule

1

doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)

1

(imperial) words

1

Kazan

1

admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation

1

small stipend

1

additional income

1

glass; glassware; diamond

2

to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)

1

(amount of a samurai's) stipend

1

to explain away; to answer evasively

1

homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman

1

past misdeeds; old crimes

1

advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later

1

chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher

3

fencer; swordsman

1

Morrison; Mollison; Morison; Moryson

2

steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader

1

(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall

1

gift; present; tip; bribe

1