big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
fifth day of the month; five days
triumphant return; returning in triumph
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
theatre-going; theater-going
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to redeem (from sin); to save
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
volunteer activities; volunteerism
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
float; raft; float (beverage with ice cream on top); float (finance)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
manner of using one's hands
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
yelp; sales campaign; kiang (Equus hemionus kiang); kyang
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)