stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
fish-shaped; fish-like; pisciform
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
imperial visit; imperial outing
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
memories; recollections; reminiscence
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
ungen; method of dyeing in which a color repeatedly goes from dense to diffuse, diffuse to dense; used in Buddhist pictures, temple ornaments, etc., during the Nara and Heian periods
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
government office; public office
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump