cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
Ministry of Personnel (Tang-dynasty China)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryo period)
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
steep (mountain); precipitous; hard (life); difficult; troubled
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
tottering steps; drunken staggering
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery