to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
finished product; finished goods; completed article
makeshift; improvised; hurriedly prepared; hastily got up
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
administration of justice; judicature
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to cook (e.g. rice); to boil
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
intelligence; intellect; brains
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
triumphant return; returning in triumph
gale; violent (strong) wind
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things