maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sword hilt; decorative hilt
principal; main; important; fashionable
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
for example; for instance; e.g.
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
though; notwithstanding; although
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor
leading player; prima donna; box-office star; best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
without doubt; certain; sure
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
chief actor (e.g. of a kabuki play)
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting