promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
pride; boast; credit (to)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to say no more; to sink into silence
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
the same generation; coeval
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to shake; to sway; to waver