divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
calamity; disaster; misfortune
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
when about to go back; on the way back; on the way home
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
audience with the Emperor; imperial audience
light (e.g. colour, color)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
kindness; intimacy; friendship
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
for dear life; barely escaping alive
clothes; clothing; garments
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
busy job; exhausting work
indeed; really; truly; very much
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
neighbouring house; neighboring house
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
mountain field; mountain farmland
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath