to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
steady advance; carrying all before one
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
reaching; attaining; arrival
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
only; merely; but; no more than
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
feeling; sense; impression
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
living thing; living creature; animal; life
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
chapter one; first chapter
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral