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
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
reason; cause; circumstances
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
formal marriage interview
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
lost article; something forgotten
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
foreign; abroad; overseas
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to do over; to remake; to resume
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
older sister; lass; young lady
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise