ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
signature phrase; signature saying
hanging silk; curtain; tapestry; veil
maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword
gentian blue; salvia blue
nutrition; nourishment; bringing up; nurture; rearing
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
commanding; awe-inspiring
experienced viewer (of theatre, kabuki, etc.); kabuki connoisseur
to feel blue; to feel depressed
apple core; core of an apple
imprisonment; incarceration
manner of walking; horse gait
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
standee (in a theatre); standing-room spectator; the gallery
practice; practising; exercise; training
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to offer for sale; to put on the market
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
amateur theatricals; amateur dramatic performance
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to come to an end; to lower the curtain