now that; since; as long as; provided that
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
absence; disregard; indifference
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
observation; survey; watching
(not) a single person; (no) one
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
guess; speculation; supposition
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
not hard to... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
number of times; frequency; count
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
do-or-die game; crucial contest
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to unfold; to unroll; to open
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
human intellect; knowledge
assertion; declaration; affirmation