town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
merchant house employee; tradesman
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
continental state (e.g. Australia)
appearing to have; seeming to be
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
pushing and shoving techniques
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
wood-free paper; woodfree paper; fine paper; free sheet paper
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
man who has never had sex except with sex workers
commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)
prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
to be captivated (visually)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
to beat someone by ganging up on them
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise