self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to appear all together; to be all present
performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
Kanze style (noh); Kanze school of noh
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
counter for generations; epoch
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
composition; setting (of music)
production (e.g. play); direction
rights of the head of a family
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
intention; idea; inclination; wish
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
frame; framework; outline
family positioned to accede to the shogunate