teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
polite; courteous; hospitable
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
type of jōruri recitation
talk; recital; narration; topic
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
combined umbrella and halberd carried on floats in some festivals
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)