(arch.) bottom of the sleeve; height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); secret; secret bribe
bribe; sweetener; douceur
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to cry against; to denounce publicly
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
Takarai Kikaku (1661-1707)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
lightly roasted and salted salmon (Hokkaidō specialty); fish wrapped in bamboo leaves or straw for transport
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
censorship; inspection; examination
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
state of mind; mentality; psychology
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines