to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
Jizo Festival; child-focused religious festival, in which Jizo statues are decorated, esp. in Kyoto; held on August 23-24
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the same kind; accomplice; partner
transferral of a sacred object from its place of enshrinement; imperial procession
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
blood vessel; blood relationship
communism; Communist Party
rikka; formal style of ikebana
(ceremony of) driving out evil spirits
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
combined umbrella and halberd carried on floats in some festivals
capital (of a column); stigma; top part of the pistil in a flower
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
the same book; the said book; ibid.
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku