appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
arrest; apprehension; capture
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
adorning (a Buddhist statue)
merits (influence) of one's pious acts or religious practice
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
large monk; large, bald man; big baldy; large, bald-headed monster
sitting in circle; round straw mat
(system of) extending complicity for a crime to the criminal's family members
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to (physically) force someone to sit down
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
writing with the brush in one's mouth; foreword; preface; affidavit; written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
curiosity; inquisitiveness
huge rock; massive boulder
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
new book; new publication
arrogant; insolent; disdainful