ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
sedge hat and straw rain cape
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
(period of) a year; during an era
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
serviceman on patrol; (arch.) policeman (early Meiji era)
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
body odor (odour); abnormal underarm odor
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
not necessarily so; is not always true
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
how; in what way; in what manner
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
hairpiece; false hair; switch; (arch.) hair