cover charge; admission fee; room rental (fee)
stable boy; stable hand; groom
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
glove (esp. sports); globe
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to put on a patronizing air
(being) frail; in frail health; frailty
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
serial number; consecutive number
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to sell off; to sell completely
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
dispute; argument; contention
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to feel oneself indebted to
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky