hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done once); single clap after a cheer
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
with a whoosh; quickly (moving); instantaneously
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
best article under heaven; peerless
raging bull; ferocious bull
as before; as ever; as it was originally
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
separate; scattered; apart
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
internal organ; viscera; gut
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
logistical support; combat service support
shell (e.g. electron shell)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
an issue being settled; a case being closed
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold