beyond one's control; nothing one can do
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
individual; private person; personal; natural person
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
nothing but; except; no more than
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
how many years; how long; what year
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
condyle; (arch.) counter for grains and small spheres
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
gun; firearm; long-barreled gun (e.g. musket, rifle, etc)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to be beyond words; to defy description