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ill-preparedness
building for observing horse racing, horseback archery, etc. (sometimes specifically that used by the emperor on the greater palace grounds)
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa
national census
northern side house (to the rear of a main residence; often home to one's wife)
all talk
vestibule
normal conversation
having an ancient and honorable origin
someone who one considers as an elder sister
method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs
monopoly system
to be frightened
type of brothel in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period
billeting area
to spread
water from the capital (Kyoto), rumored to have a whitening effect
Local Government Finance Act
small, flat nose
person who estimates the variety and quantity of wood necessary to build a house from looking at the plans
to communicate with each other
malicious
pressing forward without giving a chance to explain
private land
love romance
rice-bran bag (used for scrubbing the skin when bathing)
men's hairstyle with small sideburns and a wide forehead (Edo period)
year after year
quintic equation