snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
number one; first; best; most; game; round
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
quite; utterly; really; completely
female private parts; female genitals
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
stairs; stairway; staircase
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)