portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
acrobatics; risky undertaking
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
signboard depicting scene from a play (usu. outside a theatre)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
Sawamura Soujuurou (1933.3.8-)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
pose (in kabuki); posture
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
everywhere; all over; throughout
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully