contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
reality; actuality; hard fact
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
finish; end; completion; result
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
to provide; to arrange; to install
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
apparently; appears to be
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
naturalization; naturalisation
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention