allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
forwarding or transportation industry
tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
snugly; cosily; compactly
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to get angry; to become perverse
to show up; to appear; to turn up
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
way of eating; how to eat
period of youth; while young
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
large number (of); many; majority
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
paella (Spanish rice dish)
blow striking with the flat of the sword; to slap; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid; type of flat ornamental hairpin made of silver and inscribed with a clan's crest or patterns of birds and flowers
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
historical play; period drama
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to say; to be pleased to say
witnessing; observing; sighting