chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give