court lady; lady-in-waiting
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
by myself; in person; by oneself
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
of course; certainly; naturally
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk