hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to care for someone; to look after someone
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
(short-term) leave allowed a servant
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
fruit and vegetable market
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
without; unless; have to do
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
trifling matter; urination; urine
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
polish; improvement; burnishing
beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
beautiful woman; pretty girl
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
even if; even though; however; no matter how
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
story; tale; talk; discussion