technically accomplished; technical; polished
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
last century; ancient times
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
comfort; consolation; diversion
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
backup dancer; background dancer
deconstruction (as in the term coined by Jacques Derrida)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
an old woman's gray hair; old woman with white hair
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
folk beliefs; folk religion
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
but; however; even though; even if
to squash; to crush; to flatten
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for