once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
moneylending; moneylender
to turn towards; to point
life; living; I; me; student
sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV)
perfect; just right; ideal
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
the gods of heaven and earth
theatre; theater; playhouse
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to set a ladder up against
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
somehow; for some reason or other
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire