holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
dance (in kabuki); dance play
kabuki play; kabuki drama
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
"grain full" solar term (approx. May 21)
telephone book; telephone directory
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
street with houses lined up only on one side
along the river; riverside
section of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
the same; the said; likewise
even if; if; though; despite; even
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
stocktaking; inventory count; faultfinding
proud; having a prominent nose
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
good at socializing; sociability; being a good mixer
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable