night watch; night guard; night shift
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
after staying up all night
to come back; to bloom a second time
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
being in love with each other
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
punishment; judgement; judgment
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
can't help; won't make much difference
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes