to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
enthronement ceremony; coronation
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
festival merrymaking; revelry
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to make an appearance; to show up
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
living together; coexistence
it is I who should say so
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
supply; provision; raising; procurement
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular