novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
police officer; policeman; policewoman
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
in unison; as one; united
one's first campaign; one's first battle
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
messenger; envoy; emissary
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
determined; strong-willed
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
teacher; instructor; professor
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
overconfident; presumptuous
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
programme; program; plans; arrangements
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
busy; having no (free) time
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
skill; dexterity; proficiency
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
soldier; combatant; warrior
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin