little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
contest; comparison; competition
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
personal (employee); employed; retained
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
ignorant of the ways of the world
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
feigned tears; crocodile tears
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
royal capital; imperial capital
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
depravity; corruption; degradation
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
cave; cavern; den; grotto
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
putting one's courage to the test
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit