twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
Chinese-style low dining table; Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki Chinese style low dining table; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
bill (at a restaurant); check
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
when; at what moment; what time
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
middle of the night; dead of night
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
from one's seat; without stirring
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe