seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
honorific/polite/humble prefix
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Hanayagi school of Japanese dancing
second; number two; runner-up
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
actor; actress; player; performer
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
world of the theater (theatre)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
traditional Japanese dance
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
creation; Creation (by God)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
script; screenplay; scenario
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter