script; libretto; scenario
old house; deserted house
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
company; corporation; workplace
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
company president; manager; director