cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
rather; sooner; preferably
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
joint together; opposite; facing
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
a suitor; an accuser; a complainant; an informant; sue; accuse
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
magistrate; shogunate administrator
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves