nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
dog-hunting event of Kamakura period
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
authenticity; credibility
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
episode; anecdote; vignette
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
jokingly; in the form of a joke
polite; respectful; reverent
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
long ago; a long time ago; already
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day