to come alive; to get going; to start to move
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
every person; each one; everybody
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to be prolonged; to drag on
economic crisis; financial crisis
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
real estate tax; fixed assets tax; property tax; rates
successive promotion; gradual promotion; graduated
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
amount of money; sum of money