twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
retainer; attendant; escort
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to unfold; to unroll; to open
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to do over; to remake; to resume
to work hard; to work diligently
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
artificial fingernail; fake fingernail
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
man; male; masculine gender
to perfume clothes by burning incense
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room