direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to have a rumor circulating
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
each; (arch.) you (plural)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
whenever they come together
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
political measures; policy
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
extremely good friends; best friends
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
weak (market); bearish; soft (tone, focus) (photography)