top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
pitching ability; counter for pitches
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
without; unless; have to do
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
experienced viewer (of theatre, kabuki, etc.); kabuki connoisseur