ume orchard; plum orchard; plum garden
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
overhang; poster; placard; extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
foster father; adoptive father
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
reality; actuality; hard fact
strategist; tactician; schemer
Nagano (city, prefecture)
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
unnatural or untimely (death)