seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
large family; extended family
tension; mental strain; nervousness
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
important person; strategic person; key figure
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to encamp; to take up positions
to call out; to ask someone to come
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
long slits (esp. of eyes)
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
feminine; womanly; female
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified