backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
conviction; belief; confidence
theatre; theater; playhouse
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
interference; meddling; butting in
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
even so; anyhow; at any rate
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to watch over; to watch attentively
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to move forward; to move on
alternately; by turns; one after the other
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
atelier; studio; workshop
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
for work; for manufacturing
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave