stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to pause; to have a short intermission
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
a little bit; a little while
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
new commoner; former members of the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition in 1871
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
oden vendor; oden restaurant
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
novel; story; (work of) fiction
conversion; shift; about-face; switch