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Kouji

1

Miyadate

5

fringe

1

shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

1

denudation

1

Abe

1

full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through

2

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

1

exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

1

sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

1

end of a performance

1

concluding festivities; concluding program; concluding programme; final day of a tournament

1

Johnny's

1

fluoridation

1

to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

1

to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho

1

Mukai

13

(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)

1

snow

1

nova; new face; new star

1

dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting

1

blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms

1

birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland

1

to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start

2

make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

1

eight

1

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

1

five

2

two parts; two copies; the second part

1

continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless

1

eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead

1

six; sixth (interval, chord)

1

contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game

1

edict; public announcement

1

chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company

2

shin; shank; lower leg

1

entertainment

3

Sakuma

16

crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly

1

long line; long queue

1

lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)

1

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

1

Laur; Raoul; Raul

1

in a big way

1

press corps

1

seven

1

one third; a third part

1

wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse

1