(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
Brahman; Brahma; Brahma; Hindu creator god; Sanskrit
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
seven-and-five-syllable meter
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
hymns of praise in Japanese
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
for example; for instance; e.g.
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
joint together; opposite; facing
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
Heike biwa; Heike lute; biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari; chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
rōkyoku; naniwabushi; recitation of stories accompanied by samisen
utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
energy; military strength
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to bring back; to restore
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
(social) class; rank; grade
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
refinement; elegance; grace
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)