舞台ぶたい
butai

Noun

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

おどたちは舞台ぶたい横切よこぎって軽々けいけいおどっていった。
odoritetachiwa butaio yokogitte karugaruto odotte itta.
The dancers tripped lightly across the stage.
Noun

2. setting (of a story); scene

その物語ものがたり舞台ぶたい明治めいじ末期まっき日本にっぽんである。
sono monogatarino butaiwa mējimakkino nippondearu.
The setting of the story is Japan in the late Meiji period.
Noun

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