to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
master; teacher; stable master
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
as usual; as is one's habit
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
formal; orthodox; in earnest
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to discuss; to talk together
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
all; entire; whole; altogether
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on