denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
is something that; is that which
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to lie down; to throw oneself down
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
living thing; living creature; animal; life
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
after a long time; for the first time in a while
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention