sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
companion; company; tritagonist
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
trouble; bother; annoyance
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to give; to do (something) for
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
around the world; throughout the world
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
choices; alternatives; options
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)
clearing one's throat; cough
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless