tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to collect; to assemble; to gather
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
mistress; kept woman; (lit.) No. 2
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)