number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
to like; to love; to be fond of
means of deceiving another
older brother and younger sister
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
to need; to call for; to require
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
box for holding papers or stationery
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
business; trade; operations; sales
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
plump; with a thud; heavily
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
nothing but; none other than
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to get along well together; to be close to each other