misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
deep inside; innermost place
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
Western person; Westerner
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
emperor (of Japan); mikado
dyeing black; dyed black; priest robes; priesthood; mourning dress
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)