second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
pleased to make your acquaintance
great difference; major mistake
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to have a talk; to tell a story
previous engagement; prior contract
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
fine weather; fair weather
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
failure; mistake; blunder
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
in comparison to; rather than
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily