nearly half a day; approximately half a day
to show up; to appear; to turn up
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to remain unextinguished; to survive
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to be entrusted with; to be asked to
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
after a long time; for the first time in a while
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
extermination; annihilation
extermination; annihilation
emphasizes direct object of action
but; however; provided that
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
aggression; invasion; raid
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all