splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
occurrence; happening; incident; event
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
sexual intercourse; lovemaking
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
wish; desire; request; prayer
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
dance (in kabuki); dance play
unpleasant comment; (saying) something disagreeable
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
matter causing distress; something causing worry
(theatrical) fighting scene
grudge; complaint; reproach
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
dispute; argument; contention
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
celebration; auspicious occasion
matter of concern; matter of interest
love affair; sensual pleasures
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
one's own problem; one's own issues
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
fabrication; lie; fiction
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
secret; private matter; confidential matter
secret; private matter; confidential matter
pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
game; pastime; recreation; diversion
useless matter; futile act; useless effort; idle thought
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts
invented story; fabrication
secret; private matter; secret love affair; liaison
wagoto; love scene; style of acting for love stories
crookedness; something not right; something out of the ordinary; something unpleasant; something disgusting; unlawfulness
love affair; romance; love scene (in kabuki)
auspicious event; celebration
hopes; expectations; guessing (game); riddle
child dying before parents; occurrence out of sequence; wrong order
foolish act; folly; nonsense; absurdity; rubbish
words of regret; words of condolence; message of condolence
long interlude (in folk songs or koto music); wiles (e.g. used by a prostitute to lure customers); finesse; trick
trivial matter; trifling thing; unimportant thing
laughable affair; unlaudable affair; something unreliable
consultation matter; topic for advice
for the first time; first thing; doing something for the first time; first menstruation
message that a messenger brings back home; reply; ode in reply; return gift