to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to throw away; to abandon
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
opening declaration; profession; declaration in public; proclamation
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism; national language
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
to harm; to injure; to invade; to raid; to oppose; to rise against
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to happen to meet; to come across
pitch dark; total darkness
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon