many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
personal appearance; character; personality
calm; composed; leisurely
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
behavior; bearing; demeanor; one's daily life
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
woman employed in a restaurant, teahouse or teahouse offering sexual services
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
drinking party; banquet; feast
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
cancellation; abandonment
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
ceremonial piles of sand (placed on both sides of an entrance to greet an important personage)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
break in time; interruption; pause
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
reserve and consideration (to others)