to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
white background; blank; female virgin
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
present; gift; to give a present or gift
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
long illness; protracted illness
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
leader of a delegation (body, party)
audience; spectator; spectators
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
gleaming; shining; glistening
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to raise one's voice; to shout
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
four-legged tray for festive food