achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
letter affixed to an arrow
most difficult; next to impossible
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
(licensed) red light district
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
three days and three nights
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to feel oneself indebted to
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
unrequited love; one-sided love
to translate; to interpret
tenement house; row house
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state