famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
theatre; theater; playhouse
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
ability; capability; skill
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
art for art's sake; l'art pour l'art; ars gratia artis
Lahr (Germany); Lar (Iran); Rahl
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
money matter; question of money; money trouble
talk; story; conversation
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
long; drawn-out; very long
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
at that time; in those days
criticism; critique; review; commentary
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet