clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
offender; transgressor; violator
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; (arch.) last; (arch.) end
rented house; house for rent
to pull out nostril hairs; to outwit; to fool
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to pen; to write; to draw
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
The Life of an Amorous Man by Ihara Saikaku (famous novel from the Edo period)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
censorship; inspection; examination
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
under the ... administration; within the ... government
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission