to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
dancer; dancing master; dancing mistress
praise; extolment; extollment
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
still; even now; to this day
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
(social) class; rank; grade
common people; ordinary people; masses
to approach; to draw near
Ashikaga period (i.e. the Muromachi period, 1333-1573 CE)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Xirong; Rong; inhabitants of the extremities of China as early as the Shang dynasty (1765-1122 BCE); (lit.) barbarians to the west
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit