habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
in deep black; in jet black
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to practice magic; to practise magic
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
white background; blank; female virgin
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
staying the night; lodging (at)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to surround; to crowd around
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
stairs; stairway; staircase