on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
tail (animal); tail end; tip
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
outward appearance; apparent
by means of; due to; because of; according to
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
man; male; masculine gender
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
by both oneself and others
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
appearing rustic; ancient song played at the court; comical tanka
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach