objection; dissent; protest
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
never mind!; don't worry about it
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
round shape; circle; circular form
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to scatter away; to vanish
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
several times (as large, over)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
prickling; stinging; tingling
worst; poor and boring; uncool
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
invisibly; secretly; privately
view (of life, etc.); outlook
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
secret information; intelligence
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)