to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
commander; general; leader
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
ease; comfort; feeling at home
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
kiseru; Japanese smoking pipe; fire tube (of a fire-tube boiler); chimney
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
tension; mental strain; nervousness
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
hostility; animosity; enmity
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
false charge; false accusation
concern; solicitude; consideration
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
(not so) much; (not) very
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front