just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
ocellated octopus (Octopus ocellatus)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
the other day; a few days ago
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
magistrate; shogunate administrator
to order; to command; to appoint
proclamation; promulgation
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
protuberant; paunchy; idly
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work