to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
religious painting; religious picture
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
fresco; mural; wall painting
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
Western person; Westerner
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
wearing sandals; informal; casual
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
independent state; independent nation
rule; reign; government; governing
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
hand baggage inspection; carry-on baggage inspection
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant