extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
green grass; young (fresh) grass
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
a rival horse or candidate
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
will not do; do not; does not
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
(short) rest; breather; break
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to be visible through; to be seen through; to shine through
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
coherence; order; focus; point
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to shade an account; to add something extra
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope