shingeki; new drama (movement); form of Japanese theater developed towards the end of the Meiji period inspired by modern Western theater
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
drama; play; powerful drug
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
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show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
drama; theatre; theater; play
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
tucking up the hem of one's garments
low shoes; shoes; informal riding shoes without an ankle strap
make; workmanship; preparation
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
subdued taste; refined taste; haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
second (unit of time); arc second
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
Bin Ueda (1874-1916; writer and translator)