somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to roll about; to writhe about
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to shake off; to throw off
passenger car; passenger carriage
nation at war; militant nation
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
marshy grassland; wetlands
verbal promise; one's word
warbler being in a valley; valley in which warblers live; remaining obscure and unsuccessful
rented room; renting a room
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
missing person; wanted person
separate; scattered; apart
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
town geisha; geisha not working in a red-light district
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
comfort women brothel (during World War II); military brothel
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster