box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
massing (of troops); gathering
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
(not) even with; (not) even using
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to join forces; to cooperate
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to extend; to expand; to spread out
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to recover consciousness; to come to
on the occasion of; at the time of
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt