naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
occasional; infrequent; rare
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to be muddy; to be slushy
warm spring weather; spring warmth
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
birdlime; Nepal holly (Ilex integra)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
bloodline; lineage; family; clan
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
prosecution; indictment; impeachment
one or two; a few; small number
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to make laugh; to set to laughing
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre