residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
column shape; cylinder; columnar
inside; interior; inner part
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
interior; inside; internal
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
very young; little; childish; immature
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful