whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
completely; absolutely; totally
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to remove one's shirt thus revealing the skin; to remove the upper part of one's garments; to work with great effort
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
(enjoying) tumultuous popularity
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
popular person; favorite; favourite
big man; large man; tall man; giant
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
manner of using one's hands
with these words; while saying
long men's underpants (resembling loose Bermuda shorts)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
very popular; highly favoured
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
everywhere in the capital (e.g. Tokyo); everyone in the capital
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)