overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
genius; prodigy; natural gift
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to approach; to draw near
discovery; detection; finding
to have a rumor circulating
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
that day; the very same day
to become locked; to lock
door; gate; opening; title page
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
railroad; railway; rail transport
commerce; trade; business
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to run up to; to rush over
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to thrust away; to send flying
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient