soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
plate-spinning trick; plate spinner
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
primer; introductory book; (beginner's) guide
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
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)
traditional Japanese dance
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
new building; new construction
donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends