conjurer; magician; illusionist
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
a long time (since the last time)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
polite; respectful; reverent
one bow; one salute; one greeting
best man; groomsman; bridesmaid; second (e.g. in a duel)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
Western person; Westerner
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
very small; tiny; insignificant
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
again; once more; a second time
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua; divination; fortune-telling
wizardry; secret of immortality
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo); Kyūshū
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
establishment of the shogunate; founding a shogunate
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
since; henceforth; ever since
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt