call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
detached building; solitary house
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to relax; to feel at home
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
certain; definite; clear; credible
without; unless; have to do
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
messenger; envoy; emissary
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
either way; in any case; one way or another
just past noon; afternoon
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
vegetable shop; greengrocery; seller of vegetables
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)