to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
study; research; investigation
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to bail out (water); to scoop out
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
of course; certainly; naturally
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to squeeze out; to wring out
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to think (something) strange
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
mountain areas of Kunigami County in Northern Okinawa
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
tall figure; high stature
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)