horse doctor; horse veterinarian
person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
announcing the succession to another's stage name
Inula japonica; small cart; small carriage
(Edo period) foreign writings
fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute
oriental melon (Cucumis melo var. Makuwa)
a born fool is never cured; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials
nail hider; nailhead cover; decorative object which conceals the head of a nail
being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
hairdresser (for sumo wrestlers and actors); wigmaker (for actors); hairdressing room (Edo-period kabuki)
shamisen with a thick neck
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
Takano Chouei (1804-1850)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Tokugawa Ienari (1773.11.18-1841.2.20), Shougun 1786-1837
to cut loose; to let loose; to cut off; to separate in thought; to consider as independent
gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)