inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
dullard; indecisive person
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
commander; general; leader
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
cruelty; hard-heartedness
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
district; section; sector
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
behind-the-scenes maneuvering; behind-the-scenes manoeuvering; secret maneuvers; secret manoeuvres
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to rank with; to rank among
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce