to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to order; to command; to appoint
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
troupe; theatrical company
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
river fish; freshwater fish
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
next term; next period; next version; next release
one large ...; a great ...
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
polite; respectful; reverent
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)