tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
reason; logic; method; system; order
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
match; game; bout; contest
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
depending on; dependent on
in person; personally; (do) oneself
long hair style popular in the Genroku era
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
high-quality plain-woven hemp cloth
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
slate gray unpatterned cloth
silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
journal; magazine; periodical
to graduate from a university
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
leading person; foremost figure
many-sided; multifarious; versatility