madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
overthrow of the shogunate
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
soot-colored bamboo (coloured); bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
stranger; person from another place
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
(licensed) red light district