Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
it's been a long time; long time no see
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
one by one; one after another; successively
to repeat; to do over again
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
guardhouse; sentry box; checkpoint (Edo period); town magistrate's office (Edo period)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)
holiday; day on which prostitutes had to receive clients
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
setting off (on a trip); departure
what sort of; what kind of; what way
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit