swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
Bachelor of Science; BSc; BS
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
literary criticism or theory
to turn towards; to point
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to throw at; to turn; to raise
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
number one; first; best; most; game; round
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to approach; to draw near