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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
living room (Western style); sitting room
play; drama
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to happen to be present
long visit; overstaying
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
being (somewhere); sitting
high-handed; overbearing
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
pretending to be out
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
from where one sits; while sitting by
(one's) seated posture
playhouse; theatre; theater
static rook opening; strategy of leaving the rook in its initial position
from one's seat; without stirring
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
falling asleep at the wheel
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
movements; sitting and standing
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
theatergoer; someone who likes plays
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
temporary residence
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
striving for effect; heroics; dramatics; showmanship; staginess; (exaggerated) theatricality
shrine; imperial palace
staying at home
provincial theatrical performance
window-sill; window-ledge
first torii gate of a shrine
many torii; torii corridor
amateur theatricals; amateur dramatic performance
sitting on a veranda
burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)
living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation
play put on in a village; play put on by villagers
small gathering; happy circle
torii made of stone
refusal to leave
actor; actress; someone who works at a theater
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
solitary life; wretched abode
living in idleness
living room-cum-dining room
practice sword used in iaido
town originally built around a Shinto shrine
triangular three-pillar torii
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
living room and bedroom; bed-sitter
playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; (lit.) relaxing while the demon is out
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
low-class kabuki theater; low-class play
There's no point in staying (here) any longer; There's no point in prolonging a (the) visit; There's no point in extending one's stay
job performed in one's home (e.g. tailor, seal engraver); domestic occupation
forewarned is forearmed; in fair weather prepare for foul; (lit.) don't forget war in time of peace
community performance (amateur theatricals, etc.)
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
one's surroundings; surrounding area
to crowd in; to come together
backwards body drop
kimono seat lining
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
living in rented quarters
short noh piece with three seated performers
poets can stay in one place and still know all the famous sights
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; (lit.) there aren't always loach under the willow tree; good luck does not always repeat itself
threshold gate; threshold element
bars (of a saddle tree)
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor remains seated
right-angled loop (used in plumbing); right-angled expansion pipe; torii-shaped piping
threshold gate; threshold element
comedy; burlesque
fairy play; pantomime
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura orii); Orii's shrew
dewdrop spider (any spider of genus Argyrodes)
to push in; to be crowded
to sit in a circle
one's seat; buttocks
Nakai Station (Ishikawa)