third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to claim victims; to cause casualties
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
founder of a religious sect
people; citizens; subjects; folk
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to have a bitter experience
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
notice; attention; observation
personal history; background; career
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
being in love with each other
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
main street; avenue; boulevard
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe