hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
reading too much into (what ... says)
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
beautiful woman; pretty girl
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
bed and food; eating and sleeping
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
hairdresser; hairdressing
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
passing through without stopping; passing by
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to bring up under one's personal care
sales promotion; hard selling
to show; to bare (the teeth)