gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
new and old; incoming and outgoing
sensitivity to the times; sense of the times
clearness; clear understanding
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
ground glass; frosted glass
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to ask; to enquire; to query
white background; blank; female virgin
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
(your) daughter; young woman
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion
raku ware; hand-moulded, lead glazed earthenware pottery fired at low temperatures, esp. used in tea ceremony (molded)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
small garden; small place
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
soup with basket clams (usu. miso soup)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)