hidden treasure; treasured article
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
tension; mental strain; nervousness
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to correct oneself; to restate
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
novel; original; new; innovative
production (e.g. play); direction
script; libretto; scenario
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to throw into; to toss into
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how can (one) do something
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
soldier; combatant; warrior
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp