waterfall; (arch.) rapids
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
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
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
gooseberry; currant; plants from the Ribes genus
working in the theater (theatre); attached to a particular theater
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
lineage; pedigree; good family
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
script; libretto; scenario
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
spring water (from melting snow)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to write from top to bottom; to write out (at a stretch); to write without a pause; to rewrite classical Chinese in Japanese word order
rule; reign; peaceful times
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world