passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
armaments; military preparations
domestic affairs; internal administration
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
standing; reserve; always having ready
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
(positive) economic effect
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
official name; formal name
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
royalty and titled nobility
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
high and low; rise and fall
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate