before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
brilliant; bright; dazzling
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to provide; to arrange; to install
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
scene; spectacle; sight; view
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
dozens; scores of; decades
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
spirit world; underworld; the next world
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand