to make an appearance; to show up
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
coloured paper; colored paper
surname; family name; last name
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
superb view; picturesque scenery
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
useless; vain; aimless; idle
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
results; record; grades; marks
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
small number; few; minority
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
custom; habit; customary practice
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
albino fox; white (spiritual) fox
named after; associated with; connected with
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath