pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
preparation; arrangements
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
level ground; horizon; field of view
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
white line; linea alba (anot.)
to sweep clean; to brush clean
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to distribute; to hand out
to pour; to add (liquid); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to light (a fire); to burn
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
affectation; showiness; pretence
to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
importance; emphasis; stress
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
appearance; expression; manifestation
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to become dim; to become blurred