nodding off (while sitting); dozing
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
armor and helmet (armour)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to turn completely into; to become completely
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to thrust before; to thrust at
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
princess; daughter of a nobleman
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
than; other than; except; but
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to jump up and down; to hop
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
right beside; close to; nearby
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge