mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
self-consciousness; self-awareness
prohibition; ban; embargo
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
brilliant; bright; radiant
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
drinking party; banquet; feast
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
shades of evening; dead of night
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style