ability to think up names; knack for naming things
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
image; figure; figure; form; image
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
in that manner; like that
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to provide; to arrange; to install
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to cause a person trouble
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)