to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
head; lead; vanguard; first
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to tower over the surroundings
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
fricative; fricative consonant
every person; each one; everybody
just one person; only one
dangerous position; peril
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
flood of emotions; many thoughts
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage