to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
practice book used in jōruri and nagauta
tone (of voice); tone (e.g. in Chinese)
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
way; method; means; resource; course
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
prosperous conditions; healthy economy
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
great writer; major writer
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
to see through; to see the true nature of something
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
lingering heat (in autumn); remaining flame
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
holding two or more positions concurrently
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
all year round; all the time; year in and year out