to jest; to clown (around)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
refinement; style; sophistication
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)
(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation
resentment; indignation; anger
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
indiscretion; imprudence; rudeness; misbehavior; misconduct; misdeed
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to be transparent; to show through
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
frequent; densely packed; thick
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to stomp out (of a room, etc.); to storm out
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
moral sense; wife of a monk
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail