surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
melancholy; gloom; depression
lying face down; upside down; prone
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
thick makeup; heavy makeup
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
cherry blossom (colour, color)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
all-night vigil over a body; wake
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just