prohibition; ban; suspension; injunction
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
Japanese history; history of Japan
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
Genroku period (1688-1704); Genroku era
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
very great; enormous; serious
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
large stone; boulder; dragon; long group of connected stones spanning a wide area
storeroom (attached to a house); Imperial warehouse
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
retainer; vassal; follower
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
noble undertaking; heroic deed
praise; glorification; extolment
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
unable to decline; hard to refuse
stating (one's views); expressing
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)