stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
hello; good day; good afternoon
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
nice; good; well-executed
understood; I see; OK; present; here
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
all present; all concerned; all of us
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
as a child; when one was a child
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer