ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
modernization; modernisation
lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
dissection; autopsy; analysis
larger section (of village)
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
interview; stage debut; first appearance; meeting; trial for a servant
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
retribution; divine punishment
of course; certainly; naturally
sweeping the soot from one's house (to welcome the kami of the New Year)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
conscription; draft system
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to be in common; to have in common; to be in mutually understood; to be mutually connected; to have a link