to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
wandering; jobless; unemployed
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
linking together; tying in a row
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
bungee jumping; bungee jump
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
elegance; taste; refinement
being concerned about or mindful of
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner