various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
older sister and younger brother
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
in case of; at that time; at this time
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
that day; the very same day
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
article; news story; report; account
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner