entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)
growing thickly; growing densely
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
stranger; person from another place
terrain; geographical features; topography
never mind!; don't worry about it
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
refusing to see a visitor
blazing sun; scorching sun; hot day
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
interruption; suspension; break
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
(arrogance and) insolence
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange