floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
personality; character; individuality; personhood
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
rest; break; recess; intermission
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to join forces; to cooperate
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to tell (somebody) to (do something)