flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
William Gilbert (astronomer)
means of deceiving another
waste-water container (tea ceremony)
first tea ceremony of New Year
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
thank you for your continued patronage
sleeved quilt; futon with sleeves; cotton padded nightwear
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
it's the thought that counts
serviceman on patrol; (arch.) policeman (early Meiji era)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
Western sword (esp. sabre)
clanging (of a hammer); clanking; chinking
place (to run a business, e.g. street stall)
all those interested (in the matter); all those willing; (from) all of us; (from) everyone concerned
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
Enomoto Takeaki (1836.10.5-1908.10.27)
conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
roughly made casket; quickly made casket
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)