last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
festival in honor of Daikokuten
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
every year; yearly; annually
loveable; very likeable; like very much
festival; feast; carnival
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
memories; recollections; reminiscence
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
work-in-progress; working state
burning (something) away; burning (something) down
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion