island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
(constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
nape (of the neck); nucha
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
I appreciate your efforts
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
hostile relations; hostile relationship
underworld; underside of society
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
succession to another's professional name
certain evidence; definite evidence
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
once upon a time; a long time ago
the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
at the present time; as of now; at this time
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
every evening; night after night
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
easygoing; optimistic; conceited