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
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
drinking party; banquet; feast
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
long and abundant moustache
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
depiction; description; portrayal
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude