fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
security for a loan; collateral
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
skill; dexterity; master hand
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
killing time; staving off boredom
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)