spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
first generation; founder
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
chance; opportunity; occasion
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
this (very thing); this precisely
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
all (there is); as long as there is
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
established fact; fait accompli
completion; perfection; accomplishment
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
changing completely; transformation
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
each place; various places