dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
good person; virtuous person
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
selfishness; selfish motive
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
to crumble away; to collapse
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
realistic; practical; feasible
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
intention; idea; inclination; wish
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
ready-made; common-law (wife)
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
shameless person; sophisticated person; brazen hussy
mature woman; middle-aged woman
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm