what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to have a relationship; to have relations
mask; disguise; guise; mask
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
Indian song and dance (introduced to Japan by the Chams in approx. 736 CE)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
Japanization; Japanisation; Japanification
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
Brahmin (highest caste in Hinduism; traditional occupation of priesthood); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
drama; play; powerful drug
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
caricature; cartoon; comics
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
secondary meaning; of secondary import
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
external; superficial; outward; surface
humorous flavour; something comical
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
worldly desires; materialistic desires
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
violent emotion; passion; fury
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear