to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
one by one; in detail; minutely
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
best regards; please take care of; please do
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
goodbye; farewell; so long
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman