to call again; to call (someone) back
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
to escape death; to be saved from death
not understanding; not knowing
conflict; fighting each other
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
results announcement; earnings call
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
all eyes; public attention
lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan; kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
second generation; second; junior
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to invite in; to usher in
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
sudden shower; sudden downpour
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
having a crush on someone
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like