jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
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
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva); tawny daylily; tobacco
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
older sister; elder sister
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
slave traffic; slave dealer
Sado Island (Niigata); Sadogashima
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
older sister and younger brother
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
work; business; company; study
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
broadbanded thornyhead (Sebastolobus macrochir); broadfin thornyhead; kichiji rockfish
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
enticement; inducement; attraction
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection