to say; to be called; to do
same; similar; (just) like; equal
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
construction; architecture (of buildings)
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
and; thereupon; because of that
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
accurate; correct; precise; exact
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
sounding each other out; probing each other
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam