battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to be reflected in a mirror
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
to repeat; to be frequent
bright sunshine; broad daylight
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
a pair (of shoes or socks)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand (in kabuki); prompter
judge; judiciary; administration of justice; judicial authorities
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
court (of law); courtroom
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
outside of; not covered by
major incident; major happening; big scandal
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side