protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
drama; play; powerful drug
rare; extraordinary; singular
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
being too late; losing one's final chance
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to find out; to discover; to locate
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
feeble-minded child; poor scholar
sign out in front; front (for someone)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to cover with paint; to hide with paint or make-up
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
when looked at in that way
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
side effect; adverse reaction
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
sleeping pill; sleep medication
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip