back street; back alley; off-street
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
traditional; customary; conventional
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
one's daughter and heiress
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to leave as is; to ignore
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
polite; respectful; reverent