stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; name; title
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
Empress Suiko; Suiko Tenno (554-628 CE, reigning: 592-628 CE)
Emperor Kimmei; Kimmei Tenno (510-571 CE, reigning: 539-571 CE or 531-571 CE)
Emperor Oujin; Oujin Tenno
Emperor Shoumu; Shoumu Tenno (701-756 CE, reigning: 724-749 CE)
to come to an end; to close the curtain
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
training; drill; practice; discipline
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
high brow; broad forehead
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap