fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to find fault with; to question
to press a question; to cross-examine
lock-opening; lock-picking
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
unimpressive; unimpressed
pleased to make your acquaintance
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to let out a cry; to break forth