dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to pierce through; to break through
track and field; athletics
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
unusual space; other dimension
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
even though; despite; when
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
conviction; belief; confidence