hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
to need; to require; to take; to demand
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
girlish mind; girlish innocence
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
somebody (important); person of importance
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
the present year; at that time
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to keep a house; to run a household
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
custom; habit; customary practice
difficult problem; challenge