traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
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
funeral; burial; condolence
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to collect; to assemble; to gather
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be helpful; to be useful
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
fate; chance; relationship; tie
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
should time and circumstances permit
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)