dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
rakugo performed without musical accompaniment
best pupil; leading disciple
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
doctor's assistance; doctor's assistant; locum tenens
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
blooming tachibana; tachibana flower
young girl; lass; adolescent female
round-faced; bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
putting one's courage to the test
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined