opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
dress circle (of a theatre); (first) balcony; box; stands (seating for spectators)
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
(clothing) patterned all over
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
regular customer; general audience; general public
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
to be main; to be principal; to be important
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
speaking of ...; as for ...
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
intermission (between acts); interlude
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
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 (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
general public; the masses
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
to be prosperous; to prosper; to flourish; to enjoy great prosperity