simmering; (boiling) gently
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
events of the day; current affairs
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to face on; to look out on to
mistress; kept woman; concubine
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
type of jōruri narrative performance
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
participation; joining; entry; adherence
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
money-making; earning money
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
pull; patronage; tug; discount
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier