bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
image; figure; figure; form; image
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
script; screenplay; scenario
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
drama; theatre; theater; play
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
promotional photo (models, singers, etc.)
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to lay aside; to set aside
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
circulation; dissemination
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
powerful person; influential person
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce