splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
incident; affair; happening; event
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
sexual intercourse; lovemaking
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
dance (in kabuki); dance play
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
matter causing distress; something causing worry
(theatrical) fighting scene
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
dispute; argument; contention
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
celebration; auspicious occasion
matter of concern and interest
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
love affair; sensual pleasures
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
one's own problem; one's own issues
fabrication; lie; fiction
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
game; pastime; recreation; diversion
secret; private matter; confidential matter
secret; private matter; confidential matter
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts
(arch.) secret; (arch.) private matter; amorous affair; liaison
wagoto; love scene; style of acting for love stories
invented story; fabrication
love affair; romance; love scene (in kabuki)
crookedness; something not right; something out of the ordinary; something unpleasant; something disgusting; unlawfulness
auspicious event; celebration
child dying before parents; occurrence out of sequence; wrong order
long interlude (in folk songs or koto music); wiles (e.g. used by a prostitute to lure customers); finesse; trick
hopes; expectations; guessing
laughable affair; unlaudable affair; something unreliable
for the first time; first thing; doing something for the first time; first menstruation
message that a messenger brings back home; reply; ode in reply; return gift