patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
traditional art; traditional performance art
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to join together; to combine; to join up
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
matcha; powdered green tea
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
due form; official; formality
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
traditional Japanese dance
total work of art; complete work of art; Gesamtkunstwerk; artwork that integrates music, poetry, and acting; composite art
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
serious; not joking; straight
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
manners; courtesy; etiquette
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
having an ancient and honorable origin
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to spit out; to eject; to dump
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust