pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
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
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; 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
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
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
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
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)
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
amount of light; quantity of light
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting