group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
array; muster; line-up; full force
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
formula; prescribed form; established formality
entertainment; performance
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
guidance; leadership; leading the way
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
above the clouds; the heavens
to entertain; to make welcome
patriarch; head of a family
existence; possession; having; limited company
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
drama; theatre; theater; play
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
farce; burlesque; low comedy
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father