drunkenness; intoxication
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
wherein; therein; thereinto
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
charming; fascinating; attractive
transactions; dealings; business
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to have a talk; to tell a story
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
young girl; lass; adolescent female
perfect; complete; flawless
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
willpower; energy; vitality
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
mistress; kept woman; concubine
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
failure; mistake; blunder
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer