shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
guess; speculation; supposition
main attraction; special feature; big draw
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
quarterly (magazine, journal, etc.)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
possession; retention; maintenance
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
third day of the month; three days
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
property; fortune; assets