to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
old house; deserted house
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
karoshi; death from overwork
portrait of deceased person
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
head over heels; headlong; head first
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
the ocean; the great deep
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
what's what; heads or tails
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
as far as the eye can see
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook