pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
clapping and cheering; applause
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
standing in a group; standing up in unison
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be a matter of life or death
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to withstand; to be able to endure
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
raging fire; conflagration
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to become inverted; to become reversed
emotional scars; mental trauma
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to be smeared; to be covered
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
master; teacher; stable master
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
to cross the line; to go too far
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough