certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
fine performance; excellent performance
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
honour; honor; glory; privilege
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
influential person; man of importance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
modesty; humility; being humble