continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
story; tale; talk; discussion
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to be needed; to be wanted
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
parade float; festival float
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
(medical) doctor; physician
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
female role (e.g. in film); female part; occupation deemed fit for a woman; passive role in a male homosexual relationship
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy