humming a samisen tune; smooth talk; sweet words; cajolery
street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head
each time; frequently; always
short love song (popular in late Edo period)
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
engraver; carver; sculptor
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
stop (bus, streetcar, etc.)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
branch (of an institution); branch hospital; branch temple
ritual visits to a temple
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
neat and clean; tidy; trim
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
destination; place one stays during a trip
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
how far; to what extent; up to what point
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
critical condition; being on the verge of death
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other