floating bridge; pontoon bridge
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
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
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
grade; class; degree; magnitude
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
double; twice (as much); twofold
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
in accordance with; subordinate to
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
lately; recently; nowadays
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery
crazy; mad; devoid of reason