to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
same; similar; (just) like; equal
New Year's Week (festivities)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
bedside; near one's pillow
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
to rank with; to rank among
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
deep sleep; sleep soundly
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
brackish water; brine; salt water