travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
human rights; civil liberties
overlooking; turning a blind eye
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
devil; evil spirit; genie
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
trouble; bother; annoyance
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
in perfect form; going swimmingly
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
strong pressure; heavy pressure