frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
striped cotton fabric imported from Sao Tome, also copied in Japan
vertical stripes; striped fabric
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
travelling on foot; journeying on foot; hiking; riding on shank's pony
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
financial power; financial means; wealth
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
village headman; village mayor
election; selection; choice
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
lower government office (ritsuryo system); servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer; servant of an urban family; serf
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
collective responsibility; joint liability
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
large family; extended family
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
payment for another; payment by proxy; paying in kind; paying with a substitute
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid