to play a leading role; to play a central part
triangle; triangular shape
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
living; lifestyle; living room
fairyland; never-never land
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
please sit down; please have a seat
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to relax; to feel at home
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
space (room, area, outer space)
family; members of a family
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite