urban areas; the streets; town; city
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
four characters; four letters
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
silk damask; satin damask
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
(noh) musician; orchestra leader
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
wounded person; injured person
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to pile up; to accumulate