grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
government office; agency; board
island in a pond or river
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
older brother; elder brother
stage favorite; stage favourite; star
head of family; originator
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
Ichikawa Danshirou (1946.7.20-)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
role of the villain; the bad guy
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
leading female role actor (in kabuki)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)