(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
posterity; future generations
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
theatre-going; theater-going
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
military force; military strength
pending question; unresolved problem
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
halfway (through, complete); midway
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
loser; defeated person; the defeated
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
together with; same; both; all; including ...
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
looking or acting as if one owned the place
opportunity to show off; showplace
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
straight-laced person; stubborn person
bribe; sweetener; douceur
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
suspicious-looking; fishy
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)