character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
name plate; name tag; label
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
and then; and so; and; so then
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
supporting role (actor); minor role
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
after school (at the end of the day)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer