dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
theatre; theater; playhouse
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
Republic of Venice (697-1797)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
special quality, class or grade
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
theatre-going; theater-going
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank