mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be pedantic; to assume the air of a scholar
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
reviling; vilification; abusive language; lashing somebody using abusive language; speaking abusively of somebody
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
helping hand; help; support; aid
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
situation; state of things; current affairs
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
schedule; program; programme; agenda
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to head home; to leave for home
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
gate for important persons; gate of honor
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
towering; astonishingly high
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
various countries; various regions; various provinces
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer
personal (employee); employed; retained
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election