Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
to await; to wait for; to expect
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
direct vassal of the shogunate (Edo period); direct retainer of the shogun (e.g. a hatamoto)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
town girl; girl raised in a town
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
break; pause; interruption; intermission
offense and defense; offence and defence
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple