to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to marry off; to espouse to
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to blame; to find fault with
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to live; to reside; to inhabit
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
besides; moreover; in addition
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to comb down; to smooth down
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt