kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
final performance; swan song; last act
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
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
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...