admiration; being impressed (by)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
quiet conversation; idle talk
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
government; administration
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
how long; how far; how much
in all respects; in every way; whatsoever
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity