festival; feast; carnival
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
scattering; sprinkling; shaking
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
ancient practices; old customs
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
without cause; without reason
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
ready... (as in "ready, go!")
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
seeing one off; farewell; escort