to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
pleasant feeling; good vibes
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to laugh away; to laugh off
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
to press a question; to cross-examine
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to make one's rounds; to patrol
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction