wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
drama; play; powerful drug
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to boost; to force up; to push up
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
hard to get; hard to come by
security; stability; safety; peace
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
striking; remarkable; considerable
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
with a click; with a snap
to stop talking; to be silent
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
way (of doing); manner; method
preparatory phase; preparatory period
class; heading; group; category
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
sunlight filtering through trees
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality