this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
death from disease; death from illness
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
lacking talent; lacking accomplishments
polydactyly; polydactylism; hyperdactyly
solid; substantial; substantive
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
arista; awn; (grain) beard
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
common reed (Phragmites australis)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
river; stream; River; the ... river
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to make merry; to be festive
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding