guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
the other day; some time ago; recently
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
great person; eminent figure
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
turning point; transition phase
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to pick up; to find; to gather
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
this (very thing); this precisely
standing tall; towering; soaring