kabuki; Japanese classical drama
precondition; prerequisite
to need; to call for; to require
to be too numerous; to be too much
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
all over Japan; throughout Japan
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
leadership; initiative; spearhead
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to recall; to remember; to recollect
outsider; someone outside of a group
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
self-deprecating; self-mocking
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
future (usually near); prospects
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope