ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
mental image; mental picture; image
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
how others look at you; what others think about you
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
first time; first; initial
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to well up; to burst; to arise
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
events of the day; current affairs
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
public and private; official and personal; government and people
busy; having no (free) time
attractiveness; charm; amiability