musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to leave as is; to ignore
dealing with; coping with
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to discuss; to talk together
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
originally; by nature; from the start
comparatively; relatively
moderate faction; moderates
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
muttering voice; murmuring voice
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
continuation; succession; series
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
assistance; backing; reinforcements
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
performing without rehearsal
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot