silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to begin talking; to open up
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
how many people; a number of people
war; fighting; fierce competition
few decades; many decades; several decades
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
secret; private; surreptitious
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
chain; series; connection; linkage
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.