nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
the other day; a few days ago
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
prejudice; bias; distorted view
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
distinction; differentiation; classification
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
seeing off and meeting on return
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
seeing one off; farewell; escort
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to lead someone around by the nose
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet