canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to keep (a person) waiting
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(one's) peers; people around one
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
light; easy; non-serious; minor
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
communist bloc; Iron Curtain
military personnel; soldier
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
specialization; specialisation
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
war situation; progress of a battle
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
back seat (of a car); rear seat
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
new building; new construction