once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
meaning; significance; sense
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to entrust; to leave to a person
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
behind; in the rear; in back
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
based on; built on; made from
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
good-natured; of good character
waste of time; killing time