millet dough cake; millet mochi
in view of the present situation
granted that; even if; even though
this law; this act; fundamental laws; core laws
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
losing the means of livelihood; (arch.) a samurai's annual rice stipend being suspended; (in fishing) the fish swimming upward after biting the fishhook
anecdote; brief (comic) story
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
(paper) cord for tying the hair
Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
private pupil; apprentice
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country