strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
living by oneself; living alone
indolence; laziness; sloth
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
skill; dexterity; master hand
master swordsman; skilled fencer
several people; a few people
to collect; to assemble; to gather
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
knob; handle; catch; patron
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
amber; bright golden yellow
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
murder; killing; murderer
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher