leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to die by drowning; to drown
urgency; exigency; emergency
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
famous garden; fine garden
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
going on a pleasure jaunt
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
melancholy air; anxious look; traces of sorrow; gloom
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy
command; control; commander
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
right angle; perpendicular
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
another place; foreign country
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)