role of the villain; the bad guy
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
sobriety; soberness; sober face
handsome man; actor in a love scene
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
fluent (in a language); flowing
race (of people); type of person
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
time; hour; season; time of the year
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
fine weather; fair weather
trouble; bother; annoyance
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
memory; sense; experience
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
carfare; cartage fee; honorarium