sutra-based ballads accompanied by the samisen
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
false charge; slander; defamation
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
every other; second; alternate
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
common name; popular name
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
untonsured (monk or priest or nun)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
un-; non-; negative prefix
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
Vernal Equinox Day (national holiday; March 20 or 21); Spring Equinox Day
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
that day; the very same day