Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
again; once more; a second time
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to encamp; to take up positions
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be compatible; to get along well
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
most of all; extremely; supremely
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
shamisen with a thick neck
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
playhouse; theatre; theater
how many years; how long; what year
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
corridor; hallway; passageway
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
instant; moment; for an instant
at long distance; in long intervals