palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
all night long; all through the night
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
source (e.g. quotation); authority
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
temporary; provisional; interim
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
poisoning; kill by poison
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
triangle; triangular shape
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
distant; remote; isolated
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)