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)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(licensed) red light district
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
every evening; every night
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
sightseer; playboy; frequenter of red-light districts
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be found; to be discovered
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to complain; to make a complaint
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
kitchen; financial situation
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
lipped bowl; one side of a story or argument
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to frolic; to revel; to make merry
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
such; like that; in that way
looking on (somebody) as hostile
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad