stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
end; close; finish; termination
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
debut; initial stage appearance
to dance; to perform a dance
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
round dance; dancing in a circle
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
stage actor; stage actress
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
final performance; swan song; last act
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
musical dance; music and dancing
traditional Japanese dance
traditional Japanese dance
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
singing and dancing; song and dance
whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet; panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic
to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise
dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)
court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall
dance of death; danse macabre
dancer; dancing master; dancing mistress
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
goods offered to a person in distress
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
theatre; theater; playhouse
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
adopting (novel, etc.) for the theatre (theater)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
get-well card (gift, letter); visit to (inquiry after) a sick person
to express one's deepest sympathies
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
kabuki play; kabuki drama
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
stage scenery; set; backdrop
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
scenography; scenic design; set design; stage design
clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
get-well card (gift, letter); visit to (inquiry after) a sick person
dancing figure; one's appearance when dancing; dancing posture
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
butoh; style of contemporary Japanese dance featuring dancers in white paint
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
early closing; finishing (work) early
chorea; St. Vitus's dance
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
laths; bamboo lathing; short kyogen dance, danced to chanted accompaniment
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
late-summer greeting card (sent from about August 8 onward)
early closing; finishing (work) early
ball dress; dancing clothes
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
dinner and drinks served after a wake
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
post-fire visit to express sympathy; expressing one's sympathy after a fire
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
formal opening of a new theater (theatre)
kabuki play; kabuki drama; kabuki script
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
midsummer greetings; to inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
dance done by two persons or more
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
to conclude a dance; to dance the last dance
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
winter greeting card; inquiring after someone's health in the cold season
dragon dance (in Chinese culture)
dancing together in unison (in noh, kyogen, etc.)
bath taken after everyone else (in the family)
mask worn by a bugaku dancer
dance where a female dancer dresses up as a man (late Heian to early Kamakura period); noh dance performed by a man without a mask
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
post-fire visit to express sympathy; expressing one's sympathy after a fire
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
dance performed by a single person
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
clever use of words to advance an argument; tricky manipulation of law
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
Okuni kabuki; progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period)
harlots' kabuki; prostitutes' kabuki
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
dance done by two persons or more
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
dancing and clapping one's hands with joy
kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
twisting of the truth in one's writing; playing with text to distort the truth
settlement; winding or straightening up
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
contemporary dance; modern dance
kanji "dancing legs" radical (radical 136)
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
televised broadcast of a stage performance
pump drill; bowdrill; bow drill
to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
variety of court dance (Nara period)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
late-summer greeting card (sent from about August 8 onward)
winter greeting card; inquiring after someone's health in the cold season
dancing together in unison (in noh, kyogen, etc.)
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
get-well card; sympathy letter
end-of-year settling of accounts
royal treatment; entertain someone extravagantly
sending food to someone's house on the night of a wake
to experience; to witness; to undergo; to suffer
water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers
water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor dances
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor dances
type of informal noh musical performance
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)
dance recital praising Buddha, which accompanies the recital of a gatha (in the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
kabuki syndrome; kabuki makeup syndrome
telegraph plant (Codariocalyx motorius); semaphore plant; dancing plant
hard work gone unnoticed; thankless task; (lit.) a dance under a veranda; off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple
waterproofing (of a building); flashing; weathering
waterproofing (of a building); flashing; weathering
being entertained by a maiko (geisha apprentice)
amateur kabuki performed at local festivals
seasonal feast; New Year feast
seasonal feast; New Year feast
seasonal feast; New Year feast
visiting sufferers after a flood
visiting sufferers after a flood
building relocation (without disassembly); house relocation
building relocation (without disassembly); house relocation
umbrella polypore (Polyporus umbellatus)
Euhadra peliomphala (species of land snail)
snakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum); two-leaved Solomon's seal; false lily of the valley
tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); dead last
tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); dead last