stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
end; close; finish; termination
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
debut; initial stage appearance
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
visit to soldiers at the front (in support); gift given to soldiers on the battefield; visit to someone hard at work (in support); gift given to someone working hard (e.g. food)
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
stage actor; stage actress
traditional Japanese dance
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
final performance; swan song; last act
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to dance; to perform a dance
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
round dance; dancing in a circle
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
traditional Japanese dance
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to express one's deepest sympathies
fancy dress ball; costume ball; masquerade ball
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
the veranda of Kiyomizu Temple (located on a steep hillside overlooking Kyoto)
theatre; theater; playhouse
dancer; dancing master; dancing mistress
whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet; panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic
singing and dancing; song and dance
musical dance; music and dancing
bugaku; court dance and music
dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)
to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise
dance of death; danse macabre
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
clothes worn in traditional Japanese dance; costume worn by goddesses and dragon girls
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
theatrical adaptation; stage adaptation; adapting for the theatre (theater)
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
goods offered to a person in distress
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
get-well card (gift, letter); visit to a sick person; inquiry after a sick person
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
stage scenery; set; backdrop
scenography; scenic design; set design; stage design
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
kabuki play; kabuki drama
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation
get-well card (gift, letter); visit to a sick person; inquiry after a sick person
float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
stage performer; theatre performer (theater); theatre actor; stage actor
dancing figure; one's appearance when dancing; dancing posture
butoh; style of contemporary Japanese dance featuring dancers in white paint
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
early closing; finishing (work) early
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
chorea; St. Vitus's dance
laths; bamboo lathing; short kyogen dance, danced to chanted accompaniment
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
ball dress; dancing clothes
late-summer greeting card (sent from about August 8 onward)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
kabuki play; kabuki drama; kabuki script
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
dinner and drinks served after a wake
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
early closing; finishing (work) early
contemporary dance; modern dance
formal opening of a new theater (theatre)
dance done by two persons or more
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
post-fire visit to express sympathy; expressing one's sympathy after a fire
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
midsummer greetings; to inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
dance music; ballet music
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
Okuni kabuki; progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period)
to conclude a dance; to dance the last dance
bath taken after everyone else (in the family)
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
visit to soldiers at the front (in support); gift given to soldiers on the battefield; visit to someone hard at work (in support); gift given to someone working hard (e.g. food)
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
court dance performed by children
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
dancing together in unison (in noh, kyogen, etc.)
dragon dance (in Chinese culture)
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
winter greeting card; inquiring after someone's health in the cold season
mask worn by a bugaku dancer
dance where a female dancer dresses up as a man (late Heian to early Kamakura period); noh dance performed by a man without a mask
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
pump drill; bowdrill; bow drill
to express one's deepest sympathies
post-fire visit to express sympathy; expressing one's sympathy after a fire
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
(being so overjoyed that) one cannot help but dance; unable to contain one's excitement; jumping for joy; (arch.) being in such a panic that one doesn't know what to do; (arch.) being completely flustered
clever use of words to advance an argument; tricky manipulation of law
dance performed by a single person
televised broadcast of a stage performance
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
dancing and clapping one's hands with joy
(being so overjoyed that) one cannot help but dance; unable to contain one's excitement; jumping for joy; (arch.) being in such a panic that one doesn't know what to do; (arch.) being completely flustered
harlots' kabuki; prostitutes' kabuki
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
dance done by two persons or more
to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise
to express one's deepest sympathies
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
twisting of the truth in one's writing; playing with text to distort the truth
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
kabuki-e; shibai-e; kabuki ukiyo-e print
searching for and photography at locations used as settings for anime, manga, etc.
kanji "dancing legs" radical (radical 136)
condolence allowance due to natural disasters; disaster relief money
amateur kabuki performed at local festivals
settlement; winding or straightening up
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
variety of court dance (Nara period)
to express one's deepest sympathies
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation
to be hit (by a typhoon, earthquake, etc.); to be struck (by); to suffer (a calamity); to meet (with misfortune)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
late-summer greeting card (sent from about August 8 onward)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
(being so overjoyed that) one cannot help but dance; unable to contain one's excitement; jumping for joy; (arch.) being in such a panic that one doesn't know what to do; (arch.) being completely flustered
(being so overjoyed that) one cannot help but dance; unable to contain one's excitement; jumping for joy; (arch.) being in such a panic that one doesn't know what to do; (arch.) being completely flustered
dancing together in unison (in noh, kyogen, etc.)
gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar); spongy moth
gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar); spongy moth
winter greeting card; inquiring after someone's health in the cold season
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
get-well card; sympathy letter
end-of-year settling of accounts
royal treatment; entertain someone extravagantly
sending food to someone's house on the night of a wake
water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers
water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor dances
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor dances
type of informal noh musical performance
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)
dance recital praising Buddha, which accompanies the recital of a gatha (in the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
kabuki syndrome; kabuki makeup syndrome
telegraph plant (Codariocalyx motorius); semaphore plant; dancing plant
hard work gone unnoticed; thankless task; (lit.) a dance under a veranda; off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple
waterproofing (of a building); flashing; weathering
waterproofing (of a building); flashing; weathering
being entertained by a maiko (geisha apprentice)
seasonal feast; New Year feast
seasonal feast; New Year feast
seasonal feast; New Year feast
visiting sufferers after a flood
visiting sufferers after a flood
building relocation (without disassembly); house relocation
building relocation (without disassembly); house relocation
going bright red (esp. after drinking)
on-stage speech by the director and cast on the opening day of a movie or play
on-stage speech by the director and cast on the opening day of a movie or play
stage adaptation; theatrical adaptation
congratulatory and condolence allowances; cash gifts for congratulatory or condolence purposes
umbrella polypore (Polyporus umbellatus)
Euhadra peliomphala (species of land snail)
snakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum); two-leaved Solomon's seal; false lily of the valley
tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); dead last
tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); dead last