Europe and America; the West
blending of Japanese and Western styles
festival; feast; carnival
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
invitation; introduction; temptation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
second day of the month; two days
decisive battle of brief duration
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
fifth day of the month; five days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire