stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
yes and no; for and against
to be embarrassed; to lose face
lower half of the body; nether parts
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to begin to walk; to set out
amount of light; quantity of light
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
infrared rays; infrared radiation
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
to be photographed; to be projected
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
temple; shrine; sanctuary
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
in good health; alive and well; going strong
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to step forward; to volunteer
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance