fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
action of making something; -ification
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be born; to come into this world
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era
Juei era (1182.5.27-1184.4.16)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to flee from one's enemy; to turn tail; to expose one's weakness to an adversary
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm