to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
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
Toyotake Yamashironoshoujou
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
spine (of book); binding (of book)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
general; popular; common; typical
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
formal marriage interview
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
reward; honorarium; remuneration
like this; this sort; this way