unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
injured person; wounded person
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
drama; play; powerful drug
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
property; fortune; means; assets
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
invitation; introduction; temptation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders