clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ; (arch.) Korea
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
the island country of Japan; the Japanese Isles
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
emperor; prince; princess
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
vents at the hips of a pair of hakama
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)