union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
island group; archipelago
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
outbreak of war; starting a war
moderate faction; moderates
rationalization; justification
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
interior; inside; internal
deep inside; innermost place
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
to pile up; to accumulate
personality; style; appearance
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
thick curtain; drop curtain
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
only; merely; but; no more than
sense of loss; feeling of loss