to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
duty; function; office; mission; task
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
offender; criminal; culprit
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to come back; to return; to recur
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
payment to the government
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
money paid to the government
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing