platform, podium, rostrum...

flower bed

on a stage, on a platform, on an altar

rostrum, platform

(teacher's) platform, podium, dais

altar

last moment, eleventh hour, platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

Buddhist (household) altar

literary world, literary circles

poetry circles

artists' world, painting circles

the world of the haiku

taking the podium, mounting the rostrum, going on stage to give a speech...

musical world

field in which one acts unchallenged, unrivaled sphere of activity, one's monopoly

rostrum, the world of criticism

family which supports a temple, parishioner

stage

the stage, the theatrical world

lecture platform

ebony

poetic circles, world of poetry

tiered doll stand (for hina dolls), tiered platform, tiered gallery

tiered doll stand (for hina dolls), tiered platform, tiered gallery

ordination platform

altar

leaving the platform

dirt mound, dirt walls on the inside of the sunken hearth in a tea room, platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

incense altar

world of ikebana, ikebana circles