foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
extreme excitement; sidesplitting laughter
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
city dweller; townspeople
to walk in on; to tread upon
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
downstage left (in noh), where the secondary actor is often seated
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
kagura performance held somewhere other than the imperial palace
printed program; printed programme
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
from here; from this place
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
performer; entertainer; celebrity
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
troupe; theatrical company
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
rest; break; recess; intermission
quickly; swiftly; a long time ago
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
lower government office (ritsuryo system); servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer; servant of an urban family; serf
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
subordination; dependency
torch procession to drive away crop-eating insects
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
adultery; fornication; illicit intercourse
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard