same country; same province; the (said) country
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
God bless me!; Good heavens!
major change; major transformation
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
unification of the whole country
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
cracks or fissures in the ground
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
passenger; rider; good rider
show; exhibition; spectacle
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
internal organ; viscera; gut
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
useless; no good; hopeless
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
flawless; absolute perfection
white stone; white (go pieces)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
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
so what!; who gives a damn?
substantial matter; significant item
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)