dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
magistrate; shogunate administrator
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
confidentially; privately; off the record
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes); (lit.) flowers of Edo
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night