trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
way (of doing); manner; method
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
such ... as; or some such
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
without leaving any trace
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic