to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tinkling (jewels, metal, etc.)
cold; chilly; unconcerned; indifferent
(arch.) metallic; cutting edge of a bladed instrument
warming up sake; warmed sake
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
everywhere; at every turn
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
history of; experience of
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding