baseball ground; baseball stadium
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
tension; mental strain; nervousness
danger; peril; hazard; risk
comical pair; pair of buffoons
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
generation; the world; the age
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
Nakamoto Kouji (1941.7.5-)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
corridor; hallway; passageway
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
Kira Kōzukenosuke (1641-1702)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency