Pelléas et Mélisande (opera)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
blighted love; disappointed love
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
praise and censure; public criticisms
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
Italian unification movement; Risorgimento
Risorgimento; Italian unification
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
price; cost; value; worth; value
tide; current; tendency; trend
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create