goodness; excellence; virtue
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
prejudice; bias; distorted view
morality; moral principles
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
way; course; the only way
love; attachment; lovesickness
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
murder; killing; murderer
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
theatre; theater; playhouse
double suicide; lovers' suicide