to blow off; to be blown off
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
in this way; thus; such; uh...
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
government permission; official licence; official license; government permit
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
night lighting; nighttime illumination
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
prohibition; ban; embargo
annual function; annual event
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
theatergoer; someone who likes plays
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
street at night; making a night journey
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)