to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
festival merrymaking; revelry
lottery; tombola; drawing
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
customer traffic; customers; custom
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
(one) letter; (one) character
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to order; to command; to appoint
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
several times; once or twice
master; teacher; stable master
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance