tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
main discourse; this subject; body (of a speech)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
now that; since; so long as; because
female entertainer; geisha
same; similar; (just) like; equal
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
don't you think?; indicates question
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
female entertainer; geisha
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
Meiwa era (1764.6.2-1772.11.16)
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from