professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
want to ... do something; would like to ...
reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
foster mother; adoptive mother
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
question; inquiry; enquiry
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
society; public; community; social studies
though; notwithstanding; although
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
having lost face; in a bind
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
principal of a private school
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem