to feign ignorance; to play dumb
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
heading; headline; index; headword
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
a married woman's paramour; lover
alcohol which must be drunk as a penalty
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
to have a talk; to tell a story
ministry in charge of military affairs (ritsuryo period); military command body (early Meiji period)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to pass (of time); to elapse
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to drink up; to drain (cup)
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase