pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
forcibly; against one's will
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to rush over; to run up to
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
popular name; common name; nickname; alias