collateral relation by blood
night-soil bucket; honey bucket
high-quality glossy white habutai silk; raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
Katsui Takatoshi (1622-1694)
fragrant wood; wooden peg; toggle
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
Anopheles sinensis (species of mosquito)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
crowding together; grouping together; swarming; crowd; group; swarm
thin string of dried abalone (often tied to a gift)
to beat; to floor (someone); to bring (someone) to his knees; to come
one's family, relations, and followers
the passive; passive voice
to die; to quit this world; to return to the earth; to go the way of all flesh; to part forever
mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar)
prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
measure against unemployment
ignoring someone completely
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)
cylindrical box used to measure rice; shape for forming rice; single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva); tawny daylily; tobacco