sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
back seat (of a car); rear seat
companion; company; tritagonist
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
pieces; scraps; disconnected
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to finger; to tamper (with)
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
route; way; course; directions
later on; eventually; afterwards
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
(separate) house; detached house