defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
Matsuura Takeshirou (1818.3.12-1888.2.10)
person from Hokkaido; Hokkaido native
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
(licensed) red light district
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
puffing (smoke or steam); puff-puff (of a steam locomotive); steaming; (one's body) feeling hot; coo-coo (of a pigeon); choo-choo (train); pigeon
board chairman; managing director; chief director
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
drama; theatre; theater; play
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
celebrated flower; beautiful woman
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to be main; to be principal; to be important
drinking party; banquet; feast
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
drinking bout; merrymaking
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change