time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
again; once more; a second time
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
something like ...; something called ...
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
for a change; for variety's sake
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
something or other; anything
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
photography contest; photography competition
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
estimate (of costs); budget