person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
(Edo period) foreign writings
fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute
being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business
long stay; overstaying one's welcome
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; soft and slippery
unavoidable; inevitable; cannot be helped; of necessity
paying (or paying out) double; (after number N) paying N times as much
to pull out nostril hairs; to outwit; to fool
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
to err; to take the wrong path; to go astray
strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; strong man; brave man
ejection; eviction; dispossession
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
(amount of a samurai's) stipend
to explain away; to answer evasively
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
past misdeeds; old crimes
advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall
gift; present; tip; bribe
the shogunate (administration)
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed