clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
outsider; someone outside of a group
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
town girl; girl raised in a town
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
originally; by nature; from the start
presence (impressive quality)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to blow out; to spout out
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to happen to meet; to come across
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to shout (in anger); to yell
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
secret; private; surreptitious
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
leading part; leading actor; leading actress