Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
since when; from when; how long
rather; sooner; preferably
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
hiding one's embarrassment
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
playhouse; theatre; theater
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course