black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
visiting a temple for another
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
outside world; physical world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
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)
(short-term) leave allowed a servant
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
ritual visits to a temple
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
prayer (for something); supplication
comparatively; relatively
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
bragging; showing off; pride
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
tacit; unspoken; implicit
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
playhouse; theatre; theater