hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
pose (in kabuki); posture
Otowaya (stage name of a kabuki family)
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to look upwards; to look up
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
weak constitution; ill health
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
anything and everything; just about everything
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ...
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to jump at; to be attracted by