chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to disperse; to take a castle
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
imprisonment; incarceration
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
under the orders of; by order (command)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
allegiance; obedience; submission
relish; gusto; appreciation
preparatory phase; preparatory period
tomfoolery; monkey business
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
depravity; corruption; degradation