to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
mental; spiritual; emotional
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
curse; spell; malediction
each place; various places
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
a long time ago; in those days
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
near; nearby; not far off
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
long ago; a long time ago; already
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
eardrum; tympanic membrane
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
this and that; one thing and another
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part