electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
established practice; custom
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to pass on an order; to pass the word
stationery shop; a stationer
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
performer; entertainer; actor
great difference; big difference; wide margin
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to make a speech; to address
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
studio bus; bus used by actors, etc. during film and TV production
bento; Japanese box lunch
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
image of (an ideal) person
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
author; writer; novelist; artist
reportage writer; documentary writer