extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
spare time; free time; leisure time
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to flare up; to burst into flames
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
favoritism (esp. to relatives, associates, etc.); favouritism; nepotism