admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
knowing; being aware (of)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to ignore (a fault, misstep, issue, etc.); to disregard; to overlook; to pass over; to let go unquestioned
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
bloody battle; bloody fight
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
innocent; blameless; guiltless
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
resolution; decision; vote
oracle; revelation; divine message
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
accomplishment; execution
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address