to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
news; word; tidings; omen
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to name; to call; to christen; to term
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to do thoroughly; to check through and through
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to discuss; to talk together
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
(period of) a year; during an era
himself; yourself; herself
to push (something) against
drama; theatre; theater; play
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world