even though; despite; when
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
ladle; tadpole; musical note
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a smattering knowledge of
performer or player (of an instrument)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
town; city; municipal; urban
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
Jugemu (Japanese folktale)
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
wandering; jobless; unemployed
story; tale; talk; discussion
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
age thirty; one's thirties