joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
even if; even though; however; no matter how
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
legendary; fabled; fabulous
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
kagura performance held somewhere other than the imperial palace
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
dramatic role for child; child actor
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
giant; woodsman; alpinist
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
stealthily; secretly; in secret
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
allegorical form (of waka)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
ominous air; weird air; menacing atmosphere
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up