stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
than; other than; except; but
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
setting up specially; special installation
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to increase; to add to; to augment
final; eventual; ultimate
one by one; one after another; successively
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
ten (long cylindrical things)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)