entertainment; performance
association; society; organization; organisation
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
fee; charge; rate; material
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
establishment; settlement
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
technique; art; skill; move
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family