shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
former years; formerly; a few years ago
financial world; business circles
leader; magnate; big head
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
stop (bus, streetcar, etc.)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)
most difficult; next to impossible
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
inari and maki sushi served together
colour; color; hue; tints
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small