台

Abbreviation

Taiwan

noh stage

wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman

Medicine

(childbirth) delivery table; birthing table

table for memorial flowers; table for laying flowers (after someone's death)

opposing arcade machines wired together (for two-player games)

main stage; public place

蓮台 only

lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha

Historical term

river palanquin; river litter (vehicle)

(telephone) switchboard

Colloquial

switchboard operator

stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.)

the limelight; the big stage; the big time

lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook

stage adaptation; theatrical adaptation

Architecture

dado (part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice)

lighthouse keeper

fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly

stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)

outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)

cornerstone; foundation stone

rack (torture device)

Olympic cauldron; Olympic flame platform

large utensil stand (tea ceremony)

truck scale; weighbridge

stand for flower vase

words; one's lines

building berth (for ships); stocks; slipway