beginning; outset; first; onset
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
palatial residence; stately mansion
interval; break; pause; spare moment
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
considerably; greatly; a lot
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
bringing; taking; carrying
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
messenger; envoy; emissary
military personnel; soldier
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
abuse; misuse; perversion
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
applicant for a job; job seeker; job-hunter
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
interview (e.g. for a job)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
connection; link; relationship