one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
sickle and chain (weapon)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
town girl; girl raised in a town
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
magistrate; shogunate administrator
drama; play; powerful drug
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
you (plural); all of you; you all
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
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
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
historical play; period drama
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
professional killer; hit man
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
third day of the month; three days
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
tenth day of the month; ten days
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely