labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period)
insect fighting; bug fighting
metal collar mounted between a sword blade and the hand guard
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; being sorry; being ashamed
inking the outlines of a picture
as always; the same as it always is
to wear (one's hat) on the back of one's head
rock pigeon (Columba livia); rock dove
stubbornly sticking to old ways; narrow-mindedly rejecting other people's views
toe guards on clogs; footwear doorman
multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand; (arch.) female prostitute who carried multi-tiered food boxes about and peddled foodstuffs (Meiwa and Anei eras)
caravan (e.g. of Hui Muslims in China)
greenish nasal mucus; green snot
to fix one's eyes on; to stare intently at; to study carefully (with the eyes)
success in life; advancement in life; rising in the world
counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist; counter for quivers of arrows
padding, armour, etc. covering the testicles; mantle or hood on a urinal, squat-toilet, etc.
instruction in martial arts
to put on a triumphant air
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
sponging (e.g. off one's parents); sponger
quarrel among friends; quarrel among ourselves (themselves)
Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell; spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)
actors; players; (lit.) riverbank beggars
to blow through; to blow over; to blow itself out