old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to lose sight of; to miss
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to detain; to check; to restrain
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to ask a high price; to overcharge
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
directions; instructions; orders; command
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
professional gambler; gamester
to speak; to say; to vocalize
together with; same; both; all; including ...
second; number two; runner-up
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry