Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
three primary virtues: valour, wisdom and benevolence (valor)
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
later on; eventually; afterwards
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
manly; masculine; like a man
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
surely; certainly; without doubt
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
petty underling; small fry
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
incident; affair; happening; event
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon