Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
reading aloud; recitation
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
clearing one's throat; cough
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
covered wagon; prairie schooner