exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
to be damaged; to receive damage
whichever one chooses; either way
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to machine; to cut; to scrape
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to think of; to come up with
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
warmly; cordially; with tender care
key person; important person
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
surroundings; circumference
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
taking dictation; note-taking
writing; composition; essay; sentence