farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit; able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher); resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
resignation; acceptance; consolation
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mature woman; middle-aged woman
(verbal) abuse; abusive language
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer