to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
other than; excluding; without
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to be opposite; to face each other
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
acrobatics; risky undertaking
counter for wheels and flowers
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
that is to say; so that means
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
in person; personally; directly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
absence; disregard; indifference
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
incident; affair; happening; event
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper