adopted daughter; foster daughter
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)
evergreen tree; (an) evergreen
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
hundred battles; many battles
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
fertile shoot of field horsetail
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)
endurance; perseverance; patience
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
way of talking; speaking style
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to prostrate oneself (before)
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
Sunday edition of a newspaper