songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
will not do; do not; does not
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
to indicate; to show; to point to
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
manner of using one's hands
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
oilily; slimily; slipperily
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to well up; to burst; to arise
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
acquaintance; close friend
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake