self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to blow out; to spout out
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
book; volume; this; present; main; head
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
solely; entirely; only; or
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
wicked tongue; abusive language
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to turn towards; to point
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice