merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
general mobilization; general mobilisation
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
large cut (e.g. of meat); last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to arrange (flowers); to plant
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
success; prosperity; boom
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
ferryboat; ferry; passenger boat; shared fishing boat
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
breath; breathing; tone; mood
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade