one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
with surprise; with a start; fiercely (glare; in kabuki)
to praise to the skies; to extol
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries; horse led by a rope
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
retainer; retinue; servant
line; queue; procession; matrix
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
left side; left-hand side
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
exhibition; display; putting on show
to smile broadly; to grin widely
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
business ability; business acumen
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
annals; chronicle; chronology
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
dictation; verbal statement
society; the world; the times
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)