舞台 butai
butai
Noun
1. stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); (stage) performance
odoritetachiwa butaio yokogitte karugaruto odotte itta.
The dancers tripped lightly across the stage.
Noun
2. setting (of a story); scene
その物語 の舞台 は明治 末期 の日本 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
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Example Sentences
odoritetachiwa butaio yokogitte karugaruto odotte itta.
The dancers tripped lightly across the stage.
その物語 の舞台 は明治 末期 の日本 である。
sono monogatarino butaiwa mējimakkino nippondearu.
The setting of the story is Japan in the late Meiji period.
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butaide
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1. On stage; In/at the theater
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butaijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It was not on stage.; It wasn't the stage.
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butaijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't the stage.; It wasn't on stage.
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butaideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably the stage.; Likely on stage.
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butaidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not on stage.; It was not the stage.
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