magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
(air) turbulence; turbulent air
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
sterilization; sterilisation
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
ill will; malice; evil intent
will not do; do not; does not
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
complete set; all; everything
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
audience; spectator; spectators
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
curtain; bunting; act (in play)