to let out a cry; to shout
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to bury; to embed; to implant
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
a glance; a look; a glimpse
otherwise; or else; if not
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
deep affection; dear; beloved
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
neighboring village; neighbouring village
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
marriage proposal; courtship
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to put on heavy makeup; to powder heavily; to paint thickly; to paint beautifully
to form a group; to form a bunch
eagle (Accipitridae family)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
tide; tied (e.g. tied aid)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
memory; sense; experience