please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to be able to manage somehow or another
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
young master; young gentleman
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
popular person; favorite; favourite
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)