sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement; implication
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
bragging; showing off; pride
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
little theater; small theater
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
curtain; hanging; bunting
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
thick curtain; drop curtain
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
Nakamura Baijaku (1955.12-)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite