trivial; not amounting to much
God; god; ace; king; superior person
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
gambling den; gambling house
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
control; management (e.g. of a business)
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
match; game; bout; contest
contract; compact; agreement
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
act of terror; terrorist attack
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to become clear; to be made public
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
long ago; once upon a time
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)