early (days); initial stage; initial
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
pair (esp. of folding screens)
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
karaori; Chinese weave; cloth decorated with birds and flowers in silk; noh theater costume made with karaori weave
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
gold-brocaded satin damask
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
old Japanese court music; gagaku
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
something; some kind of; for some reason
to approach; to draw near
flat part on the top of the cranium
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; to feel tense
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all