show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to fight with swords; to cross swords
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
temple; shrine; sanctuary
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
practising martial arts; training in martial arts
(religious) faith; belief; creed
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
war; battle; match; game; competition
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
beginning of the world; creation
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)