extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to be perturbed; to be agitated
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
quick work; (clever) feat
to cut; to slit; to cut open
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
accurate; correct; precise; exact
slicing a fish down its back
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship