about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to compose; to put together
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
physical strength; muscle strength
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
(turned out) all right in the end
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be splendidly handsome
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
both (people); the two of them
to frolic about; to mess around
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
fish balls; fish dumplings
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
distinctive; characteristic