to play a central role; to take a leading part
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
people; men and women; each person; everybody
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to let slip; to slide; to glide
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
both; both sides; both parties