loser; defeated person; the defeated
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
admiration; being impressed (by)
one person; ordinary; common
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
rosary; string of prayer beads
to chase; to run after; to pursue
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
to set (sun); to become dark
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
garden lantern; hanging lantern
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
drinking bout; merrymaking
food and drink; eating and drinking
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period