to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to suppress one's emotions
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be worried; to be troubled
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to be consistent; to be coherent
relation; connection; relevance
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
drama; play; powerful drug
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
way of talking; speaking style
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
serious wound; serious injury
everything; anything; nothing
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
cooperation; collaboration
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
freedom; free man; free woman
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
encumbrance; burden; drag