secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to force open; to push open
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
Russian Empire (1721-1917)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to prostrate oneself (before)
to be born; to come into this world
infant; baby; little child
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; one's sole talent; one's only forte
to tumble down; to roll down
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)