canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
stirring; slight movement
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to have a reason; to have an excuse
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to increase; to add to; to augment
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
together with; same; both; all; including ...
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
to become better; to improve
whispering into a person's ear
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
donation; contribution; endowment