to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to push aside; to brush aside
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
fee; charge; rate; material
lady's pin money (pocket money); payment to a cosmetician; cosmetic material; dowry (Edo period)
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
to smile (at); to grin (at)
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin