first generation; founder
theatre; theater; playhouse
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
latest style (fashion, hairstyle, etc.); up-to-date style
change; alteration; modification
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
longevity stone (gemstone that gives its bearer long life)
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to apportion drawn water; to ladle into separate containers; to show understanding
metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
conservative; regressive; backward-looking; unenterprising
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
reaching age of 60; dotage; second childhood
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular