to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
people; men and women; each person; everybody
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to have a talk; to tell a story
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
dwelling; house; residence; address
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
each country; every country; various countries; all countries