noon; midday; daytime; lunch
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
chief; main; principal; important
festival; feast; carnival
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
show; exhibition; spectacle
drama; play; powerful drug
theatre; theater; playhouse
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
performance fee (actor, singer, etc.)
built-in audience; regular customers
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
death penalty; capital punishment
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to win and advance to the next round
going on a pleasure jaunt
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
imitation; similar article; similar goods
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for