hanging tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); drooping tail
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
the whole month; all the month
at hand; personal effects or belongings
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
formal complaint (regarding conduct of a criminal case); appeal for reconsideration; protest
Chousokabe clan (samurai clan which controlled Tosa Province, now Kochi Prefecture)
party in full swing; party at its peak
woman who forced her husband into marriage
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
bamboo ruler; bamboo scale; bamboo tape
homosexuality; interest in same sex
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
following one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)
thread knot (end of the thread tied up to a knot)
workaholic; person who is totally devoted to his work
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
transom; skylight; dormer window
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
Yuuki Hideyasu (1574-1607)
distance from the seam in the back of a kimono to the end of the sleeve
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
nephew (like a son); another child considered as one's own
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor); festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress