audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
feminine; womanly; female
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
empress dowager; queen mother
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
in deep black; in jet black
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
aspect; phase; condition; modality
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty