black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
founder of a religious sect
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
slight intoxication; being tipsy
to lie down; to throw oneself down
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
sidelocks; hair at the temples
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(Edo-period) town magistrate
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
program (e.g. TV); programme
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter