Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
natural; reasonable; obvious
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
playhouse; theatre; theater
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine