to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
romantic; spicy; coquettish
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
government permission; official licence; official license; government permit
night lighting; nighttime illumination
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
prohibition; ban; embargo
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
theatergoer; someone who likes plays
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
fruit and vegetable market
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
God; god; ace; king; superior person
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
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
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
the opposite direction; the other way
urgency; exigency; emergency