solitude; loneliness; isolation
opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
complementation; supplementation; completion
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
Remember (Pink Lady song)
broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
dispersal; scattering; discrete
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
human relations; personal relationships
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn