to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
in terms of; from the point of view of
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
disclosure; exposure; revelation
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to do over; to start anew
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
remarkable; striking; obvious
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
congratulation; celebration
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
Ryuutei Tanehiko (1783-182) (alias Takaya Hiroshirou)