dot; point; mark; gidayū musicians (in kabuki)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
this (very thing); this precisely
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
coincident with; while; simultaneously
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
three sides; small offering stand
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be opposite; to face each other
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality