to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
god of fortune; god of wealth
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
beautiful woman; pretty girl
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
Minamoto No Yorimitsu (948-1021)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
good performance; good work; great success
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
thing; person; situation; fox
to rise; to erect; to get up
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
being (somewhere); sitting
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
time; hour; season; time of the year
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
poor or lowly masterless samurai
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant