(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
hometown; rural districts
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
thick curtain; drop curtain
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
common reed (Phragmites australis)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
in the open; the open air
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship