chasing after women; womanizing
silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma, species of deep water cartilaginous ghost shark from the Western Pacific)
close; intimate; on good terms
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
anecdote; tidbit; gossip; little-known story
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to lecture; to give a lesson
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; (arch.) fool; curved gutter
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
Sazae-san (Japanese comic character)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
powerful person; influential person