sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
public hall; community center; community centre
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
area; region; district; locality
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
our country; our land; one's own country
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
script; screenplay; scenario
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
nothing but; except; no more than
four characters; four letters
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)