department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
well-matched; suitable; becoming
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
reviewing stand; box; gallery
to lean on; to rest against
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
matching; checking; comparison (of data)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
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)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
playhouse; theatre; theater
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
roundabout way (of speaking or working)