powerful medicine; strong poison
murder; homicide; manslaughter
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
head; lead; vanguard; first
low tone; bass; low voice
(doing) karaoke by oneself
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
to raise one's voice; to shout
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate