(Edo-period) account book
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
cashbox; till; cash drawer; rich patron; financial supporter; income source
to count on one's fingers
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
one's family; family member
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
mochi (glutinous rice or other grain, sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to burst open; to pop; to split
Girls' Festival (March 3); Dolls' Festival
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
preparation; anticipation
one evening; some evenings
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
forcibly; by force; against one's will
bargaining; negotiation; turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may