isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
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
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...
waste of time; killing 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; thus; such; uh...
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)
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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
four characters; four letters