to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
to escape from; to get out
the relation of master to servant
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
class struggle; class warfare; class conflict
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
fourth day of the month; four days
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
first part; first volume; prequel
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to begin; to set about; to start
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
The Lord of the Rings (novel by JRR Tolkien, film)
The Lord of the Rings (trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien)
epic film; big-budget movie
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
older brother and younger sister
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about