to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
dance (in kabuki); dance play
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
technique; art; skill; move
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
adoration; reverence; esteem
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
hard struggle; strenuous effort
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
face; looks; vestiges; trace
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen)
politician (or someone otherwise engaged in politics); statesman
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years