skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
military officer; naval officer
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
matching clothing worn by couples
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
no sleep or rest; working day and night
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
the greatest hate proceeds from the greatest love
double suicide; lovers' suicide
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to uncask; to open a barrel
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
about when; about what time; how soon
state of drunkenness; (in a) fuddle
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to be fated to; be linked by fate
personification; impersonation; embodiment
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
feel (of a material); texture
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(death from) starvation; starving to death