guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to gather; to collect; to assemble
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
traditional art; traditional performance art
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
young persons' association
every year; yearly; annually
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; (arch.) the country; (arch.) countryside
head; lead; vanguard; first
to wave a flag; to show the way
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
"dancing" with hands and arms from a seated position; dancing empty-handed
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be reminded of; to call to mind
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
calamity; misfortune; disaster
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
home area; home town; local