prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
the very best; excellent; superb
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
during; for the duration of
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
how long; how far; how much
sons and daughters; children; girl
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to support each other; to support one another
interval; break; pause; spare moment
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
cartoon-character costume
rather; sooner; preferably
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
front; frontage; facade; main
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience