above-mentioned; above-named; above
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
at the present time; as of now; at this time
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
discount coupon or ticket
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
drama; play; powerful drug
free ticket; free admission ticket
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
A Programming Language; APL
not yet known; unknown; strange
display window; shop window; store window
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
like this; in this way; as you see
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to step forward; to take a step forward
department store; department
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)