yosakoi; dance originating in Kōchi Prefecture using naruko
home area; home town; local
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
on sale soon; coming soon
singing voice; (sound of) singing
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
discipline; training; teaching manners
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
production output; number of goods manufactured
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
sympathy; compassion; pity
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
bringing; taking; carrying
something like ...; something called ...
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable