to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
script; libretto; scenario
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
antiquity; the previous era
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
underground lake; subterranean lake
to pay attention; to be watchful
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
very interesting; of great interest
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
the whole area; all areas
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
millions; several million; a few million
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to replace; to move; to change the position of
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(brute) force; using all one's might
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master