alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to take back; to recapture
in person; personally; directly
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing