at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that's the way it is; such is life
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
one way or the other; either way