hakama; man's formal divided skirt
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
how; in what way; how about
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
shit; crap; pooh-pooh; poop; something dirty
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
instead; but (on the other hand)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
laws regulating expenditures; sumptuary edicts; thrift ordinance
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
thrift; economy; frugality
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
type of jōruri narrative performance
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
must not; should not; do not
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)