pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
genuine; authentic; true; real
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to become completely chilled
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
god of death; death deity; Death
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
appearance; figure; shape; form
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain