to learn the ropes; to get the knack
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
O-back; skirt with peek-a-boo hole in rump
stripping to one's waist; being bare from the waist up
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
deeply ashamed (of oneself); overwhelmed with shame
playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
building with a gabled, hipped roof
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
parliamentary system of government
the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (set of) three status symbols; three necessities
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
traditional style of Japanese residential architecture
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period
intercommunication (usu. in telecoms contexts)
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
grudge; complaint; reproach
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
garden soil; soil used in a garden
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
counterattack; striking one's opponent immediately after defending an incoming attack
separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
shout of victory; cry of triumph
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)