prospects of victory; chances of success
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
facing south; southern exposure
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
pantsuit; pant suit; trouser suit
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
toast; congratulatory cup
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
for the first time in one's life
beyond comparison; incomparable
department; bureau; section; part
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
long ago; once upon a time
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
(carved) statue; sculpture
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
like this; this sort; this way
what kind of business; what sort of matter
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to be softened; to calm down
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
tiled; covered with tiles