favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
founder of a religious sect
to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
student; follower; students and pupils
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to engage in prostitution
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
famous geisha; talented geisha; beautiful geisha
woman entertainer; prostitute
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
ten (long cylindrical things)
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
soft skin (esp. of a woman)