emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
folk song sung to shamisen accompaniment
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
else; in addition; besides
playhouse; theatre; theater
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
just one person; only one
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
oleander; Nerium oleander var. indicum; rosebay
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
boy; son; baby boy; young man
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
congratulation; celebration
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
company housing; housing provided by one's company
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house