plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
3000; three thousand; many
thousand years; very long period; forever
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
those (near the second person)
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
vocal solo; solo recitation of traditional poetry, noh verse, etc.
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)