November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
photo editing (e.g. software)
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
obtaining a book, CD, video game, etc. before its official release date
trackless; reckless; dissipated
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
movement restrictions; behavior restrictions
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
(state) apparatus authorized to use violence (e.g. military, police); instrument of violence
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to be amused; to find something interesting
secret technique; secret art
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)
chest (of a person's body); chest of drawers
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
Jigen-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded in the Satsuma domain in the early Edo period
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
in that way; like that; that way
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
proposal; offer; request; application
bloodsucking; sucking blood
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
each time it happens; at all such times
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience