distant look; faraway look
type of occupation; occupational category
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
such a thing; something like that
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
unregistered; non-registered
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
cake served with tea; teacake
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
article; thing; object; property; real estate
of great promise; with a promising future
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
meaning; called; named; that says; that
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
person with a bounty on their head
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind