imagination; supposition; guess
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
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
yearned for; longed for; missed
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to take; to catch; to capture
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
enchantress; seductress; vamp
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
vamp (woman who uses sex appeal to exploit men); bump
difficult to ...; hard to ...
long slits (esp. of eyes)