to be conspicuous; to stand out
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
playing the victim; playing the victim card
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
several minutes; a few minutes
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
reading aloud; recitation
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as a child; when one was a child
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
way; method; means; resource; course
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
that's true; of course; obviously
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably