to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
natto (fermented soybeans)
noted product; local specialty
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
two colours; two varieties; two types
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be surprised; to be astonished
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to mix; to stir; to blend
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing