love story; romance; love affair
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
extensive knowledge; erudition
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
world; society; people; the public
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
expression; presentation; representation; notation
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to read (a book, etc.) over again
this and that; various things
point in common; common feature
sorry; excuse me; thank you
personal property; personal effects
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
occasional; infrequent; rare
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
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
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
script; screenplay; scenario
not worth considering; out of the question