skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
third day of the month; three days
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(within a) territory; domains
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
please; somehow or other; one way or another
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
underling; subordinate official
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
whole nation; whole land; whole country
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
role; duty; responsibility