distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
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
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
speaking voice; talking voice
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
preparation; arrangements
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include