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
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)
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
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
custom; habit; customary practice
difficult problem; challenge
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
business rival; professional jealousy