people; citizens; subjects; folk
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
getting nauseated; getting angry
arraignment; plea (of guilty or not guilty)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(short) rest; breather; break
to spit out; to eject; to dump
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
what do you want?; can I help you?
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to perceive; to understand
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
effect; result; worth; use; avail
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to start using; to try out
right side; style of Japanese court music
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
intensification; aggravation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
laboratory dish; Petri dish
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
the present year; at that time
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
the future; future prospects
migratory bird; bird of passage