the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
with a broad grin; smirking
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
pride; boast; credit (to)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
beautiful woman; pretty girl
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to set (sun); to become dark
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
scenery; scene; landscape
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be found; to be discovered
incident; affair; happening; event
second day of the month; two days
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull