居

from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside

puppet show

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

Historical term

iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)

After neg. verb stem

feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do

farce; low comedy

theatergoer; someone who likes plays

to take up residence; to settle in

Noun or verb acting prenominally

having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)

residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood

striving for effect; heroics; dramatics; showmanship; staginess; (exaggerated) theatricality

tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)

pit dwelling; dugout

living apart in the same house; separate lives under the same roof

provincial theatrical performance

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

breaking and entering

first torii gate of a shrine

amateur theatricals; amateur dramatic performance

rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor

burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)

Abbreviation

residence permit

kabuki play

living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation

behavior; bearing; demeanor; one's daily life