red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)
to surround; to crowd around
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
wherein; therein; thereinto
high spirits; gleeful mood
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
whichever one chooses; either way
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to lean against; to set against
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to put into the mouth; to eat
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
legitimate; orthodox; traditional