departure; leaving; starting; standing
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
long ago; a long time ago; already
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
ardent; passionate; vehement
adherent; devotee; believer
hostility; animosity; enmity
close; intimate; on good terms
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
patterns of thinking; train of thought
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
surroundings; environs; circumference
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
elopement; running away with a lover