dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
rather than; more ... than ...
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
Buddhist image in the open
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
quite unconcerned; nonchalant
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
I see; that's right; indeed
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)