to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
party; set; gang; company; person
Sagamiya Masagoro (1807-1886)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
Ueda Umanosuke (1940.6.20-)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
and then; and so; and; so then
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
small restaurant; eating house
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
two-storey house; two-story house
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
commander; general; leader
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry