not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
retort; back talk; backchat
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
to forget to say; to forget to mention
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
such; like that; that sort of
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to choke; to have trouble breathing
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
feather; plume; plumage; down
(in) the air; midair; sky
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
another thing; other things; another man's property
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way