traditional Japanese dance
again (and again); once again; yet again
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to become better; to improve
sailor's song; boat song; sea shanty; barcarolle
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to well up; to burst; to arise
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
the teaching profession; education of laity
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)