to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
notice; attention; observation
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
even if not; even without
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
this world; this life; world of the living
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
whichever one chooses; either way
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
decorative lights; illumination
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
invisibly; secretly; privately
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
people; men and women; each person; everybody