gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
street prostitute; streetwalker; lady of the night
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
to treat one's husband with due respect
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
1585 edict by Toyotomi Hideyoshi which banned war between feudal lords in Japan
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
proceeding to the capital
otherwise; or else; if not
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
dozens; scores of; decades
to be worried; to be troubled
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling