to whomever; to anybody at all
arts; crafts; handicrafts
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
looks; personal appearance; features
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
gentle; mild; meek; tender
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku
first generation; founder
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
one's habitual seat; regular hall; entertainment hall
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
arm; skill; efforts; ability
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
raising an army; launching business
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
second generation; second; junior