on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
old man; venerable gentleman
old body; aged person; elderly person
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
gesture; gesticulation; motion
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
questions and answers; dialogue
to look down on; to make light of
supporting role (actor); minor role
ancient Shinto music and dancing
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
servile submission; subservience
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
kyogen performer; low-ranked house playwright (of kabuki)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
spring day; spring sunlight
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
closest pine-tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
production (e.g. play); direction
condition; figure; appearance; voice