(enjoying) tumultuous popularity
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
successively; one after another
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to watch over; to watch attentively
either way; in any case; one way or another
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
one's assessment of the situation
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn