ingenious trick; good idea; clever scheme
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
quotation; citation; reference
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
lately; recently; nowadays
oratorical talent; eloquence; clever tongue; glibness
unknown; obscure; insignificant
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to accept; to receive; to agree
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
ceremony; celebration; law code
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
preparation; provision; guarding
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
dispersing; breaking up; running away