crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
making sport of; making a plaything of; toying with; trifling with; ridicule; mockery
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to be found; to be discovered
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
dated; date; fixed; external
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy