(not so) much; (not) very
admiration; wonder; astonishment
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
theatre; theater; playhouse
splinters of glass; glass shards
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
decorative ceiling painting
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
outside Kyoto or the capital
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing
impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric; type of noh costume
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
mechanism; organization; organisation
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
dungeon; underground prison
old friend; familiar face
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble