final performance; swan song; last act
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
right in the center (centre)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
long ago; previous; of a former age
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
this (very thing); this precisely
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
everybody; every last one of them; all
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
history of; experience of
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card