traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
upper part; upper region; region above
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collect; to assemble; to gather
conduct; behavior; behaviour
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
end; close; finish; termination
to make merry; to be festive
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
mistress; kept woman; concubine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)