Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
taste; flavor; taste; liking
Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1724)
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
playhouse; theatre; theater
actors; players; (lit.) riverbank beggars
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
one-year-old; one year old
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
gradually; slowly but steadily
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
word game; wordplay; playing with words
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
reply; response; -less; sexless (relationship); loess
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
all you want; as much as one wants
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste
(in-person) meetup (of members of an online community); IRL meetup; offline get-together; offline gathering
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out