kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
one's daughter and heiress
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
heir; inheritor; successor
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
breaking a lock; picking a lock
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
particularly; only; in the case of
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
while; during; while; although; all; both
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled