to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to blow (of autumn wind); to fall out of love
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
talk; recital; narration; topic
to call in; to invite; to bring in
Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass); Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass); thatching grass; thatching sedge
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
play put on in a village; play put on by villagers
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
time; season; period; phase; stage
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
eyes of the night; eyes asleep; at night
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be busy at work; to work diligently