to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to learn something through hearing
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
woman; lady; adult female
question; inquiry; enquiry
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
having ended; being resolved
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
banquet or reception hall
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse