rope; cord; policeman's rope
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to rush over; to run up to
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to be silent; to say nothing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
nape (of the neck); nucha
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
adds force or indicates command
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
leaving everything up to someone else
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
while; even though; despite
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas