rational; reasonable; logical
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
identifier; distinguished name; DN
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
lower region; lower part; region below
to shake one's head (in denial)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
sudden change; complete change
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
pleasant feeling; good vibes
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
the very best; excellent; superb
at once; immediately; right now
beginning; outset; first; onset
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
distrust of (other) human beings
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
everything working out as desired
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)