birth; creation; formation
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
how many years; how long; what year
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to form a group; to form a bunch
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
that; the matter in question
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
concession; conciliation; compromise
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
molester; groper; masher; pervert
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
police; police officer; police station
victim; injured party; sufferer
social status; social position
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
fucking; screwing; having sex
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
hypothesis; supposition; assumption