goodbye; farewell; so long
desperately; for one's dear life
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to push aside; to brush aside
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
weird; disgusting; sickening
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
great difference; major mistake
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
directions; instructions; orders; command
to step forward; to volunteer
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
opposite side; other side; other party
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
statue; picture; picture revealing character
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy