offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
joint together; opposite; facing
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to complete decisively; to do to completion
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
in that manner; like that
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
just you wait and see (as a threat)
open one's eyes wide; with eyes open like saucers
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
hostility; antagonism; opposition
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
yearned for; longed for; missed
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
what do you want?; can I help you?
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to stop (plug) one's ears
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade