balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
taking a commemorative photo
be (that) as it may; having said that
burned down; entirely destroyed
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
concealment; suppression; hiding
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
stealthy steps; soft steps
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to photograph; to take a picture
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to follow another's example
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to be needed; to be wanted
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)