natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
again; once more; a second time
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
several years; a few years
several people; a few people
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fireworks display; display of fireworks
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a second time; again; once more; twice
question; inquiry; enquiry
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
trees and stones; unfeeling person
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to