exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
high; noble; refined; advanced
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
drinking party; banquet; feast
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flare up; to burst into flames
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
professional shogi player; professional go player
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
heap; pile; stack; full measure
wrong; different; not like that
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)