working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
large biceps; well-developed biceps
observing a performance in a large group
to palm off; to force a sale
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
notebook; account book; register
that; the matter in question
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
founder; organizer; organiser
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
share (in a company); stock
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)