rice from an early harvest; early rice
payment for another; payment by proxy; paying in kind; paying with a substitute
merchant class culture that flourished in Edo during the Bunka-Bunsei period
to place someone in a position
being good at selling; shrewd salesman
type of popular literature from the late Edo period
customers losing interest in product or shop
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
vaginal discharge; menstruation; afterbirth
seed-raising; breeding; gathering news
to take a breath; to take a short rest
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
water carriage; water transportation
deity enshrined at Hie Shrine (in Shiga and Tokyo)
biennially; every second year; every other year
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
to be free; to be available
combined use; combination; filling two positions; serving two purposes; dual-use
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
geisha call-office; assignation office for geisha; geisha on call
agricultural book; book on agriculture
clear autumn day; clear fall day
to have one's hands tied behind one; to be arrested