kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
having one's face revealed; having one's face seen
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
with a snap; with a crack
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
banknote; bill; note; paper money
product demonstration; sales demonstration
to call in; to invite; to bring in
must-see; not-to-be-missed
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
taken by mouth; passed into the body via the mouth; oral
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
soroban bead with value one
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
one by one; one each; one at a time
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
moment by moment; hour by hour
five (long cylindrical things)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!