misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
captive; prisoner (of war)
at a glance; at first sight
joint; seam; joining point
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form
construction; architecture (of buildings)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
caller; visitor; company; guest
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
palace; hall; shrine; temple; hall of fame
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
killing time; staving off boredom
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
lean figure; slender figure