pomade; pomatum; hair oil
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
not long has passed since ...
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
one or two; a few; small number
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
Edo period inspection of rice plants
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
good person; virtuous person
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup