one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
actor; actress; player; performer
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
suddenly; all at once; flaring up (in anger); in a flare
year of a person's death; one's age at death
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
three generations; three periods; third generation
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
theatergoer; someone who likes plays
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
delivery; transfer; hand-over
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
questions and answers; dialogue
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune