conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
railway station; train station
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
shower stall (without bathtub); enclosed shower; stand-alone shower
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
matter of concern; matter of interest
to be free; to be available
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
inseparable; indivisible; undetachable
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
yelp; yap; yipe; kiang (Equus kiang); kyang