extremely talented; very gifted
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
(small) stone; rock; pebble
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
nothing but; none other than
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
impossible to do (although wants to)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
training; drill; practice; discipline
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to watch intently; to stare
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
the world in general; society; convention
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before