on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
woman; lady; adult female
a long time ago; in those days
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
wound suffered in a fight
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
persistence; single-mindedness
to dye fast; to leave undyed
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
clothes; clothing; garments
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
to serve; to work for; to attend
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
coffee shop; coffeehouse; café
thousand years; very long period; forever
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute