to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around
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)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
personal (employee); employed; retained
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
still better; even better
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
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
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)