(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
handrail; railing; banister
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
historical play; period drama
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
final; eventual; ultimate
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage