to endure what is unendurable is true endurance
a meeting by chance is preordained
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
kindnesses; friendship; cordialities
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
drop dead!; go to hell!; fuck you!; shove it!
source of all kinds of diseases
opening session; anteroom
thing; person; situation; fox
to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)
heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
bowl of rice topped with egg
drumming on one's belly; having one's fill
free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable
half and half; fifty-fifty
Kurama tengu; the tengu of Mount Kurama
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
blood is thicker than water
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
Que Sera, Sera (song title); Whatever Will Be, Will Be
magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set
camera shop; camera store
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
chance; opportunity; lucky break
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times
in and around the city of Kyoto