how many people; a number of people
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
attendance; presence; appearance
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
(how) many times; (how) often
traditional; customary; conventional
to provide; to arrange; to install
attendee; persons present
every person; each one; everybody
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
sympathy; compassion; pity
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
prime of one's working life
leader; central personage
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
personal affair; one's own affair
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
theatre; theater; playhouse
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular