riches; wealth; resources; lottery
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
sons and daughters; children; girl
samurai; warrior; military family
waiting woman in a shogun or daimyo's palace
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
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
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
drinking party; banquet; feast
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
several years; a few years
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to extend (building); to build on
house playwright (of kabuki)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
is something that; is that which
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to relax; to feel at home
food and drink; eating and drinking
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay