being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
around the world; throughout the world
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
first-rate; finest quality; the best
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
in person; personally; directly
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
control; management (e.g. of a business)
kimono fabrics shop; draper
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
pre-war days; before the war
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
traditional art; traditional performance art
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
live appearance (e.g. on television)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake