actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
from the viewpoint of; according to
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
south entrance; south exit
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
honorable certificate; honourable certificate