theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to provide; to arrange; to install
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
blending of Japanese and Western styles
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to be second to none (in)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
without; but if; otherwise; or else
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to become clear; to be made public
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality