compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
again (and again); once again; yet again
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
theatre; theater; playhouse
well-matched; suitable; becoming
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
intermission (between acts); interlude
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
elated; triumphant; proud
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
criticism; critique; review; commentary
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
pressure; oppression; suppression
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze