manager (theatrical company)
house playwright (of kabuki)
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
old man; venerable gentleman
manner of using one's hands
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
important duty; heavy responsibility; responsible post; reappointment
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to rally; to make a comeback
modern man; modern person; modernist
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished