device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
each party; each faction; all sects
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
in name only; titular; nominal
any number of people; as many people as one likes
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
type of jōruri narrative performance
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
allocation; assignment; allotment
silk or leather container for paper handkerchiefs, medicine, toothpicks, etc.
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through