rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents; program in a competing timeslot (programme)
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
by sheer strength; by brute force
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
to let out a cry; to break forth
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
change; transition; vicissitudes
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
mountain road; mountain trail
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good