to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
speaking voice; talking voice
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to speak ill of; to disparage
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
journey; route of a journey
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
anecdote; brief (comic) story
troupe; theatrical company
The Phantom of the Opera (musical, novel, film, etc.)
in this manner; in this way; like this
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
item; something that one "just has to have"
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
retainer; retinue; servant
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
feminine; womanly; female