kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
right side; right-hand side
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
Japanese cooking; Japanese cuisine
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
alternately; by turns; in turn; one after the other
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
what kind of; what sort of; what
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
mature woman; middle-aged woman
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker