bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to stare back at; to look back at
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
goodness; excellence; virtue
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
fixed; obvious; commonplace
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
death penalty; capital punishment
hell on earth; living hell
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
right under; directly below
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
supply; supplying; replenishment
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy