all right; very well; okay; I got it
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to torment; to harass; to tease
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
(social) position; status
in deep black; in jet black
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
deep-seated grudge; hatred
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
folding book; folded sections of a book
(visual) scrutiny; close inspection; detailed map; detailed guide; guide to the Yoshiwara red light district
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card