sasazushi (sushi wrapped in bamboo leaf)
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
bread with chocolate filling; chocolate bread
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
young; youth; young person
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
nine; team; players on a team; no
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
will not do; do not; does not
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
divorce; dissolution of adoption
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
so; to such an extent; such