Vocabulary

like sweat cannot return inside the body, the word of an emperor cannot be unsaid

there's a reason behind every action; a burglar's midday nap (is taken so that he can rob people's houses in the night)

cream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere; lapis lazuli and crystals shine when lit up

cream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere; you realize what things are lapis lazuli and crystal when they are lit up

birds of a feather flock together

man flourishes with age

even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

a horrible man will find a horrible wife

you are only young once; youth doesn't come twice; gather ye rosebuds while ye may

to follow the crowd; to change with the times

orthopaedic surgeon

excessive envy (of someone in much the same position as oneself); envy of a leper's pockmarks

shade

shade

all girls eventually awaken to sex; even the seed growing in the shade will burst open

round mallet

to hurriedly prepare one's home for guests; to clean one's garden with a mallet

eating a lot, drinking a lot, and on top of that, eating mochi

wooden pestle

to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri

to do something impossible; to disembowel oneself with a pestle

to do something impossible; to disembowel oneself with a ladle

even accidentally touching sleeves with a passing stranger is caused by fate

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

parcel kept refrigerated during delivery; cool delivery

merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise

envy

fish grill

fish roaster; fish grill

grill pan

female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts

female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's misdemeanours and farts

(please) marry me

to be mutually dependent

protection; shield

moment's leisure

brief impression (of); quick comment (on)

millet; grain

drop in the bucket; drop in the ocean; one grain of millet in a vast ocean

one's term of service expires (e.g. apprenticeship)