jpdb beta

sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around

4

parody; imitation

2

dancing; dance

1

big hit; great success

2

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

1

counter for bundles

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

bundle; sheaf

1

separate; respective

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

lord of a castle

1

yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

1

personal (employee); employed; retained

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

itinerant entertainer

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

2

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

1

back (of body)

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

1

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

no trouble; easy; simple

1

window

2

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

1

paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker

3

still better; even better

1

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

3

normally; habitually

4

adult; grown-up

3

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

wit; resources; tact

1

one's whole life

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

4

to regret

2

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

4

trust

1

bed-wetting

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

2

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

2

back; behind; rear

15

mud wall

1

to look up

1

smoothly; swiftly

1

to look upward

1

Pira

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Jabot (neckwear)

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