the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to have a talk; to tell a story
only; merely; but; no more than
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
many; much; plenty; hardly
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
every year; yearly; annually
present; gift; to give a present or gift
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
door; gate; opening; title page