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caterer in a red-light district

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); (stage) performance

setting (of a story); scene

sphere (of activity); stage (e.g. political stage); scene; arena; world

one machine; one vehicle

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand

festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform

stage prop fashioned after a large building

Abbreviation

framework (of a building); foundation

Archaic

house (esp. a small and miserable one)

bed; couch

(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack

Common noun

foundation; base; basis

Adverb (fukushi); Often in negative contexts

from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

high ground; elevation; hill; plateau

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder

stepping stone

candlestick; candlestand

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

Sendai (city in Miyagi)

sharp parting remark; parting threat

washbasin; washstand

(gun) battery; fort

to appear on the stage

laboratory testing bench; laboratory table

subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig

lighthouse

old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform

low dining table; tea table

intangible; incorporeal

unreasonable; preposterous; absurd

dresser

big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

clock tower