to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
longing for; burning desire
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
the world in general; society; convention
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
script; libretto; scenario
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
finish; end; completion; result
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda