leading part; leading actor; leading actress
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to keep (a person) waiting
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
thicket; coppice; brushwood
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
banquet or reception hall
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
polish; improvement; burnishing
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
black lustre; black luster
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era