lateness; tardiness; arriving late
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to frolic about; to mess around
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
change; alteration; modification
air conditioning; air cooling
several times; several degrees
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
match (to light fire with)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
amount of money; sum of money
entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court
voice quality; type of voice
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan