time; season; period; phase; stage
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
healthy; sound; wholesome
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
first generation; founder
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
advance; moving forward; progress
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
yearning; longing for; deep affection
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)