enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
marriage proposal; courtship
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
4th day of the month; four days
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
story; tale; talk; discussion
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
proofreading; calibration