being bold; daring; plucky; having a lot of guts; being quite nerveless
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
paper lantern with bow-shaped handle
hemorrhoids; haemorrhoids; blind piles
saving from the brink of death
bowl of rice; single serving of rice; bowl of rice placed by the pillow of the recently deceased
sleeved quilt; futon with sleeves; cotton padded nightwear
pair of bundles slung over a shoulder
fee charged by a gambling house; house cut; banker's fee
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
die; dice; gambling with dice; playing hazard; You can never tell what will pop up
elegance; taste; refinement
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
foreign dog (esp. of Chinese origin)
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)
to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
wooden signboard with a peaked top (usu. with information about a historical place)
long stay; overstaying one's welcome
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
dizziness; temporary side-effects of taking Chinese herbal medicine
territory of a stall vendor; (arch.) spot on a farm where the harvest would be put in order (Edo period)
uncle (older than one's parent)
mutual financing association
present given in return for funeral offering
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to