curtain; bunting; act (in play)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
civilian in military employ
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
death penalty; capital punishment
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
intelligence operative; spy
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
middle of the night; dead of night
evening; night; nighttime
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calm; composed; leisurely
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
hard to reach place; remote place
to sniff out; to get wind of
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
while; during (the time when)
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
there being no use in arguing (about it)
beyond this point; from now on; after this