to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
single word; a few words; brief comment
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
much less; to say nothing of
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
being concerned about or mindful of
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
theatre; theater; playhouse
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
originally; by nature; from the start
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
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
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to be able (to); to be possible (to)