show tent; circus tent; freak show
to call in; to invite; to bring in
musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
general; popular; common; typical
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
professional killer; hit man
as is habit; the way life normally is
pride; dignity; self-respect
morality; moral principles
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
relation; connection; affinity
match declared drawn due to injury
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
because of; owing to; due to
consequence; outcome; result; blame