don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
playhouse; theatre; theater
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
scroll mounter; picture framer
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
from where one sits; while sitting by
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
and then; and so; and; so then
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet; beggar; tramp; prostitute; streetwalker; tout (for a hostess bar)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
head; chief; boss; leader
the way one works; one's working manner
mistress; lover; prostitute
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn