treatment (of a person); dealing with
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
second day of the month; two days
to pass (of time); to elapse
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
like this; in this way; as you see
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
negotiations; discussions; connection
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air