the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
curiosity; inquisitiveness
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
traditional; conventional
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
birth; creation; formation
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
high street; town centre (center)
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb