actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
theatre; theater; playhouse
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
softly; mildly; gently; politely
number of days (times) one has attended
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
first generation; founder
to be to the point; to be pertinent
downward adjustment; downward revision
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive