hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
for example; for instance; e.g.
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to be responsive; to show immediate results
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
extinction; annihilation; destruction
individual; private person; personal; private
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
fields (of rice and other crops)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
white horse; unrefined sake
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
recovery; undoing; recall
playhouse; theatre; theater
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
shoulder (of a road); berm
stylization; to stylize; to conventionalize
history; pedigree; lineage