wheat; barley; oat (oats)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
major incident; major happening; big scandal
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
script; screenplay; scenario
enactment; establishment; creation
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
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
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
beforehand; in advance; previously
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
success or failure; outcome; result
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
audience; spectator; spectators