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
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
homosexuality; interest in same sex
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
thread knot (end of the thread tied up to a knot)
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
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)
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
nephew (like a son); another child considered as one's own
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor); festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
crest of the Sanada clan (featuring six sen coins, trad. to pay for crossing the Sanzu River)
not having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends
the husband of one's elder sister
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
demitoilet; ordinary dress
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
just past noon; afternoon