to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
along; parallel to; in accordance with
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
world of the theater (theatre)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
drama; play; Chinese opera
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be damaged; to receive damage
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame