purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
speaking of ...; as for ...
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
intermission (between acts); interlude
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
general public; the masses
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
to be prosperous; to prosper; to flourish; to enjoy great prosperity
theatre-going; theater-going
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to go along; to walk along; to follow
stage favorite; stage favourite; star
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
prosperity; flourishing; thriving