heir; inheritor; successor
place of execution; execution site
to become pale; to turn pale
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to relax; to feel at home
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
personality; style; appearance
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
secret; private; surreptitious
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
great laughter; burst of laughter
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate