scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
acrobatics; risky undertaking
tricks performed with the feet
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
irritability; peevishness; irascibility; hot temper
to be ready-made; to become intimate with
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
innocent-looking; looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly; looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
scoundrel; rascal; villain
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
head prostitute (of a brothel); leader of a group of friends; best of its kind; something without rival
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
principal occupation; core business
samurai attached to a daimyo
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)