established practice; custom
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
top recommendation; something highly recommended
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
sudden death; unexpected death
difficult problem; challenge
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
one act (of a play); scene; event
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to be at a loss for words
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
hair (on the head); (a) hair
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
all right; let's do this!; you got it!; it's here!; finally!; boom!
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)