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
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
God bless me!; Good heavens!
same country; same province; the (said) country
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is not (like that) either
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
regret; repentance; remorse
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
internal organ; viscera; gut
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
this (very thing); this precisely
ultimate; final; last; eventual