friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(your) daughter; young woman
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to pick up; to find; to gather
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
on countless occasions; many a time
talk; recital; narration; topic
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
(political) power; authority; influence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
sons and daughters; children; girl
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
besides; moreover; in addition
suddenly; all of a sudden
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
person of doubtful origin
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse