Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
convenient; handy; useful
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
how long; how far; how much
intermission (between acts); interlude
bento; Japanese box lunch
to have a talk; to tell a story
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to lie down; to throw oneself down
potato chips; potato crisps
the reverse; other side; lining
simulated experience; simulation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
imagination; supposition; guess
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
event; phenomenon; matter
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
evident; plain; distinct; clear
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
disparate society; stratified society
cannot be compared with; no match for
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability