kabuki; Japanese classical drama
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
imperial order; imperial decree
succession to another's professional name
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
genius; prodigy; natural gift
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
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
very popular; highly favoured
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
established practice; custom
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
audience; spectator; spectators
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
performer; entertainer; celebrity
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
presence (impressive quality)