creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
coating (esp. lacquering)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
nape (of the neck); nucha
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability