to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
practice; practising; training; study
that day; the very same day
library; book collection; paperback book
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
draw curtain; stage curtain
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
actors; players; (lit.) riverbank beggars
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
boy; son; baby boy; young man
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
interest (in something); enthusiasm
each (every) time; whenever
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to like; to love; to be fond of
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below