box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
blue sky; erudition; detachment from the world; high rank
sincerity; true heart; devotion
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
equipment; harness; fittings
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
urgency; exigency; emergency
judicial branch (of government); judicial organ
human rights; civil liberties
(maintain, observe) social (public) order
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
another day; some other day
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
hello; good day; good afternoon
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)