(arch.) being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain; fifth lunar month
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
God bless me!; Good heavens!
major change; major transformation
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
unification of the whole country
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
should do; ought to do; must do
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
raging fire; conflagration
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
historical play; period drama
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
an issue being settled; a case being closed
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
such a thing; something like that
retainer; retinue; servant
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to forget to say; to forget to mention
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)