homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
failure; mistake; blunder
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
arrest; apprehension; capture
release; liberation; acquittal
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to be conspicuous; to stand out
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
never ceasing; never ending; endless
second day of the month; two days
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)