troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
dozens; scores of; decades
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
last chapter (book, etc.)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
blow; shock; strike; batting
established practice; custom
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
to depend on somebody for food and lodging; to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
out of character; unlike one
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
near; close by; within reach; familiar
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
(in) her way; peculiar to her
corridor; hallway; passageway
beyond that point; after that
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
castle tower; keep; donjon
dwelling; house; residence; address
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
staying the night; lodging (at)
general idea; concept; notion