talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
precondition; prerequisite
to need; to call for; to require
to be too numerous; to be too much
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
all over Japan; throughout Japan
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
leadership; initiative; spearhead
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to recall; to remember; to recollect
outsider; someone outside of a group
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
self-deprecating; self-mocking
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of a country; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
influence; effect; impact
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope