kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
to cause to swell; to inflame
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
feeling of frustration; sense of failure
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
unless one ...; if one does not ...
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
all (there is); as long as there is
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
topic of discussion; agenda
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
complete stranger; total stranger
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to anticipate; to foresee
do this, do that; dos and don'ts
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance