Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
double suicide; lovers' suicide
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
this world; this life; world of the living
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
society; public; community; social studies
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
starvation; famine; hunger
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
group; bunch; crowd; group
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
war; fighting; fierce competition
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
burglary; burglar; closet
to solicit; to demand; to extort
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
jumping about; rampancy; domination
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
principle of living only for the moment
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)