emperor's teacher; imperial army
all night; throughout the night
to take a breath; to take a short rest
important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)
so near, yet so far; ploughing the field and forgetting the seed; (lit.) making a Buddha statue but not putting a soul in it
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
box (built-in) for containing shutters; shutter case; door pocket
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
orderly; officer's servant; batman; soldier assigned to wait on an officer
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
hiding place; (arch.) genitals
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Korean rose
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
unglazed reddish brown pottery (originally from China)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
(laugh) broadly; (laugh) loudly
outside a plane; outboard
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
staying in the same inn or hotel; rooming together