sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
drama; play; powerful drug
to capture public interest; to enjoy popularity
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
at first; initially; in the beginning
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
curiosity; inquisitiveness
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
marriage proposal; courtship
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to