close to the wall; alongside the wall
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to let out a cry; to shout
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
society; public; community; social studies
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
imperial court; royal court
interference; intervention; meddling
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to lead someone around by the nose
lady's pin money (pocket money); payment to a cosmetician; cosmetic material; dowry (Edo period)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink