variation; rogue (something)
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
homosexuality; homosexual love
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
praise; glorification; extolment
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
tide; current; tendency; trend
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
spring water; clear (pure) water
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
talk; recital; narration; topic
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
literally; to the letter; literal
supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
kakko; Japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku