happy, pleased, glad / joy, delight

a hundred to one, a near certainty

tablecloth

Cayman Brac

(of feudal Japan) Clipping of 兵部省 (Hyōbushō, “Ministry of War”). / (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of War

expensive (たかい) / worthful, precious (たかい, とうとい, たっとい) / superior, aristocratic (たかい, とうとい, たっとい, えらい, あてやか) / to esteem (とうとぶ, たっとぶ)

stagehand in kabuki and bunraku (who dresses fully in black)

steam whistle

drop (of liquid); droplet

metaphor