ignorance; innocence; stupidity
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
variation; rogue (something)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
remarkable; striking; obvious
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
spring water; clear (pure) water
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
fear; dread; fright; willies
court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace
to gather in large groups
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
monetary offering; donation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
main purpose; primary objective
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
small; little; fine; (arch.) fine pattern
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
excess; surplus; superabundance
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place