(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
region; limits; stage; level
Sharaku (Edo period painter)
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unexpected meeting; coincidence
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
changing clothes; change of clothes
at once; immediately; right now
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
no, not like that (but like this)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable