to lower the curtain; to come to an end
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
long time; long interval; for quite some time
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
looking or acting as if one owned the place
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
handrail; railing; banister
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
one large ...; a great ...
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
here and there; everywhere
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
setting a place; setting the table
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
long (time that has passed); old (story)
brilliant; bright; dazzling