shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
great difference; major mistake
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
common hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum); Analipus japonicus (species of brown alga)
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
bringing; taking; carrying
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
dining table; a dish (type of food)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to comfort; to console; to amuse
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)