return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
maintenance; preservation; improvement
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
near; nearby; not far off
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
property; fortune; means; assets
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
article; thing; object; property; real estate
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)