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
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
personality; character; individuality; personhood
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
martial arts school situated in a town
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
wickedness; evil; wicked person
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
disciple; pupil; follower
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
scenery; scene; landscape
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back