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
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
is that so?; I see; right; oh
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
the whole day; all the day
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
violent emotion; passion; fury
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryō system)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
derivation; development; offshoot
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation