direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
a pair (of shoes or socks)
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender one's body
after that; afterwards; thereafter
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to cause someone to worry
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
internal conditions; true state of affairs
remainder; the rest; residue
support; backing; aid; assistance
this world; this life; world of the living
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
the other day; some time ago; recently
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent