to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
street performer (comedian)
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to become pale; to turn pale
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to have a smattering knowledge of
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to fail to do; to make light of; to neglect
teachings conveyed by the gods
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
level ground; horizon; field of view
one after another; in rapid succession
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
reactionary fall (e.g. in stock prices)
evening moon; moon that can only be seen in the early hours of the night (esp. from the 2nd to the 7th of the eight month)
mountain river; mountain stream
silver ring; bicycle wheel; bicycle
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
to throw on the fire; to burn
powerful family; powerful clan
very; greatly; exceedingly
gross; disgusting; sickening