funeral hall; ceremony site
season's tidings; seasonal letter
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
output unit; output device
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to violate the border; to invade the frontier district
operation scar; scar from an operation
bashful person; very shy person
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
espionage network; intelligence network
because; the reason why is
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
some other time; another time
this summer; next summer; last summer
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
blink of an eye; instant; moment
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand